Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Glossary
- accent color
A secondary color in the portal color scheme, used to highlight important elements by creating color contrast.
- consumer
A user of a product or products.
- consumer view
A SwaggerHub Portal layout that shows the latest published portal as it appears to providers and consumers.
- Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
A security mechanism that allows a web page from one domain to access resources from another domain. Learn more here.
- favicon
A small image that is shown in browser tabs and bookmark bars.
- hero image
In the context of SwaggerHub Portal: An image that is shown in the top-left corner of portal landing pages.
- illustration image
In the context of SwaggerHub Portal: An image that is shown at the top of portal landing pages.
- logo
In the context of SwaggerHub Portal: An image that is shown on the left side of the top menu bar of portal pages.
- organization
In the context of SwaggerHub Portal: A logical group that contains a portal and all connected resources.
- portal
A website created in the SwaggerHub Portal application. Portals are made and maintained by providers to present products to consumers, and improve API discoverability and exploration.
- product
In the context of SwaggerHub Portal, it is a business solution made up from:
A collection of APIs.
A comprehensive documentation for the APIs.
Any other resources needed to integrate the APIs.
- provider
A designer and creator of a product or products.
- provider view
A SwaggerHub Portal layout that allows providers to configure the appearance and contents of their portals.
- single Sign-On (SSO)
A user authentication method that allows logging in to all SmartBear products using a single ID.
- SmartBear ID (SBID)
A tool used to manage user authorization and account settings.
- SwaggerHub
A tool used by consumers and providers to find and manage APIs.