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B

• BawkThe standard output of a Cluck program, and the sound a service makes when it is startled.
• BeakThe tip of any API call, where it meets the world. Also the part of a chicken you do not want to be on the wrong end of.
• BrooderA heated enclosure for raising chicks. In Pollosoft, the autoscaler that keeps spare capacity warm.

C

• CandlingThe practice of shining a light through an egg to inspect it. In Pollosoft, running data-quality checks.
• ChickThe lowest role in the pecking order, with read-only access. Everyone starts here.
• CluckBoth the Pollosoft programming language and the sound of a successful operation.
• ClutchA group of eggs laid together. In Pollosoft, a group of parallel CI runners.
• CoopA workspace in Pollosoft. Also a physical building for chickens.
• Coop doorThe perimeter control of a coop, usually closed at night. In Pollosoft, the firewall.
• CrowTo send a notification. Typically reserved for events that deserve to wake somebody up.

D

• Dust bathA chicken's way of cleaning feathers. In Pollosoft, the periodic cleanup of stale resources.

E

• EggAn immutable value in Cluck, a build artifact in the CLI, and a unit of fun in all other contexts.
• Egg-sperienceThe sum of a user's interactions with a product. Pollosoft claims 100% of it.

F

• FeedSecrets, environment variables, and the thing chickens eat.
• FenceA boundary that keeps foxes out. In Pollosoft, the firewall layer.
• FlockA group of chickens. In Pollosoft, a team of users sharing permissions.
• FoxA threat actor. The most feared character in any coop narrative.
• Free rangeAllowed to roam. In Pollosoft, stateless, serverless, or portable workloads.

G

• GizzardA muscular stomach that grinds food. In Pollosoft, a data-cleaning step.
• Golden eggA rare and valuable outcome. In Pollosoft, a flawless deploy.

H

• HatchTo bring something new into the world. In Pollosoft, to create a project or resource.
• HenA mid-level role, with permission to read and deploy. Also an instance of a running service.
• HenhouseA building where hens live. In Pollosoft, the managed hosting platform (HenHouse).

I

• IncubateTo keep eggs warm until they hatch. In Pollosoft, to run a temporary environment.

M

• MoltTo shed old feathers and grow new ones. In Pollosoft, to migrate a database schema.

N

• NestA place where eggs are laid. In Pollosoft, a container.

O

• OmeletteA dish made from eggs, folded together. In Pollosoft, a multi-model database or a template.

P

• PeckTo strike with the beak. In Pollosoft, to make an API request or press a key.
• Pecking orderThe social hierarchy in a flock. In Pollosoft, the role-based permissions model.
• PerchA bar where birds rest. In Pollosoft, an edge location.
• PluckingRemoving feathers. In Pollosoft, to delete resources, generally against advice.
• PulletA young hen. In Pollosoft, a junior member of a flock.

R

• RoostA place where birds sleep. In Pollosoft, a local development server.
• RoosterThe highest role in the pecking order, with administrator access. Also, the bird that crows at dawn.

S

• ScratchTo dig at the ground. In Pollosoft, to search logs.
• ShellThe hard outer covering of an egg, and a command-line interface.
• StrawBedding for chickens. In Pollosoft, the temporary data used in tests.

T

• TalonA claw. In Pollosoft, an audit control.

W

• Wing itTo improvise. In Pollosoft, an AI agent that executes without a human step.

Y

• YolkThe yellow center of an egg. In Pollosoft, the core of a system, or the configuration language.