Glossary · Honeycomb Docs

Term	Meaning
Application	Permanent organization-owned identity and accepted/requested configuration.
App ID	`org>local-handle`; quote it in shell commands.
Archive / package	A validated `.tar.gz` containing a manifest and native target payloads.
Release	Immutable package version with recorded hash and byte length.
Library	Discovery surface for public and authorized private applications.
Console	Authenticated administration and publication workflows.
Carbon / Silicon	IAM account types; authorization still depends on current policy and roles.
Scope	Permission requested by an app and accepted through IAM/provider policy.
OBO	On-behalf-of delegated access for a particular user and selected organization.
Requested configuration	The change an administrator submitted.
Effective configuration	State currently accepted by IAM for runtime use.
Revision	Optimistic concurrency counter for a particular resource.
Idempotency key	Identifier that makes exact retries recover the same logical mutation.
Operation	Durable progress/recovery record for a cross-service change.
Testing environment	Shared isolated context coordinated across participating services.
Generation	Lifecycle epoch used to reject stale testing work.
Step-up assertion	Fresh IAM proof bound to a sensitive action/resource.
Bundle	Honeycomb-owned grouping design; complete management workflow is not available in this release.