Glossary

consumer: A role that has permissions to certain properties, or to perform certain functions. Generally a consumer role is an object that takes its source from another object that has created it.
group: A collection of windows. Note that this isn't the same as a window group.
manager: A role that comes with specific privileges. Typically a manager is responsible for other objects such as windows, displays, or input sessions.
owner: Whoever created an object.
parent: A placement in a window group that's one above another window. Often, but not always, a parent is the manager of its child windows.
permission: The access to certain properties, or the ability to perform certain functions, that are granted by the owner and the role.
privilege: The permissions that are granted based on a role.
producer: A role that has permissions to certain properties, or to perform certain functions. Generally a producer role is an object that creates source content to provide to another object.
window group: A hierarchy of windows.