Glossary - DrXyzzy/cocalc GitHub Wiki

List of terms used in CoCalc with references to relevant documentation.

Block

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Cell

A cell is the smallest unit in a Notebook. You work by entering code or text into the "input" cell and then execute it.

Evaluation/Execution

Interactive worksheets consists of an ongoing Session and blocks of Code. Evaluating a Cell or Block means to submit it to the session, where it is running against the current state of the session, and once done, results will be shown to you in the output area.

Jupyter Notebook

A modern and interactive computational document. Jupyter Website.

Kernel

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Member

This refers to anyone who upgraded their projects on CoCalc, or for "member project" it means the upgraded project itself.

Mode (SageWS)

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Notebook

This usually refers to the #Jupyter notebook.

SageMath Worksheet

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Session

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Upgrade

A subscription gives you upgrades on CoCalc. E.g. Applying member upgrades to your projects moves them to another section in the cluster where each machine is less crowded and runs more stable.