| Service | Microsoft Docs article | Related commit history on GitHub | Change details |
|---|---|---|---|
| platform | Glossary | https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/msteams-docs/commits/main/msteams-platform/get-started/glossary.md | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | [Adaptive Cards](../task-modules-and-cards/what-are-cards.md) | An actionable content snippet added to a conversation by a bot or message extension. Use text, graphics, and buttons with these cards for rich communication. <br> **See also**: [Task module](#t) | | [Administrator consent](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-register-aad.md) | An administrator can grant consent for the application on behalf of all users in the organization. It helps avoid the need for user consent. <br> [SSO](#s); [Consent dialog](#c); [User consent](#u) <br> For more information, see [Configure your tab app in Azure AD](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-register-aad.md) and [Configure your app in Azure AD](../bots/how-to/authentication/bot-sso-register-aad.md) | | [App Catalog](../toolkit/publish.md) | A site that stores SharePoint and Office apps for an organization's internal use. <br>**See also**: [SPFx](#s) |-| [App manifest](../resources/schem) | The Teams app manifest describes how the app integrates into the Microsoft Teams product. Your manifest must conform to the [manifest schema](https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/teams/v1.11/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json). | -| [App package](../concepts/build-and-test/apps-package.md) | A Teams app package is a zip file that contains the App manifest file, color icon, and outline icon. | +| [App Caching](../tabs/how-to/app-caching.md) | App caching improves subsequent launch time of the apps within Teams by allowing you to keep some resources and assets in memory that you can use when rehydrating your app.| +| [App manifest](../resources/schem) | The app manifest (previously called Teams app manifest) describes how the app integrates into the Microsoft Teams product. Your manifest must conform to the [manifest schema](https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/teams/v1.11/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json). | +| [App package](../concepts/build-and-test/apps-package.md) | A Teams app package is a zip file that contains the app manifest file, color icon, and outline icon. | | [App permission](../concepts/device-capabilities/browser-device-permissions.md#enable-apps-device-permissions) | An option in a Teams app to enable device permissions. It's available only when the manifest file of the app declares that the app needs device permissions. <br> **See also**: [Device permissions](#d) | | [App scope](../concepts/design/understand-use-cases.md#app-scope) | An area in Teams where people can use your app. Apps can have one or many scopes, including personal, channels, chats, and meetings. A Teams app can exist across scopes. | | App tray | An application tray located on the bottom bar of a Teams mobile app. It collects all apps that are open but not currently used or active. <br>**See also**: [Teams Mobile](#t) | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | [Client secret](../bots/how-to/authentication/bot-sso-register-aad.md) | A secret string that an app uses to prove its identity when requesting a token. Also, it can be referred to as application password. <br> **See also**: [Microsoft app password](#m) | | [Cloud resources](../toolkit/add-resource.md) | A service that is available on cloud through internet that your Teams app can use. It could be storage accounts, web apps, databases, and more. | | [Collaboration app](../concepts/extensibility-points.md) | An app with capabilities for a user to work in a collaborative workspace with other users. <br> **See also**: [Standalone app](#s) |+|[Collaborative Stage View](../tabs/tabs-link-unfurling.md) | Collaborative Stage View is an enhancement to Stage View that allows users to engage with your app content in a new Teams window. | | [Compose Extensions](../resources/schem#composeextensions) | A property in app manifest (`composeExtensions`) that refers to message extension capability. It's used when your extension needs to either authenticate or configure to continue. <br>**See also**: [App manifest](#a); [Message extension](#m) | | [CommandBox](../resources/schem) | A type of context in app manifest (`commandBox`) that you can configure to invoke a message extension from Teams command box. | | Connection Name | The name of OAuth connection that you configure for enabling SSO connection for your bot resource. <br> **See also**: [OAuth connection](#o) | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | [Consent dialog](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-code.md) | The process of a user granting authorization to an application to access protected resources on their behalf. An admin or user can be asked for consent to allow access to their organization or individual data. <br> **See also**: [SSO](#s); [Authentication flow](#a); [Administrator consent](#a); [User consent](#u) | | Conversation | A series of messages sent between your Microsoft Teams app (tab or bot) and one or more users. A conversation can have three scopes: channel, personal, and group chat. <br>**See also**: [One-on-one chat](#o); [Group chat](#g); [Channel](#c) | | [Conversational bot](../bots/how-to/conversations/conversation-messages.md) | It lets a user interact with your web service using text, interactive cards, and task modules. <br>**See also** [Chat bot](#c) |+|[Copilot](../copilot/how-to-extend-copilot.md)|Microsoft 365 Copilot is powered by an advanced processing and orchestration engine that seamlessly integrates Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft Graph, and large language models (LLMs) to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool. | | Customer-owned apps | An app created by you or your organization that is meant for use by other Teams app users outside the organization. It can be made available on Teams store. <br> **See also**: [Store validation guidelines](#s); [Microsoft store](#s); [LOB apps](#l); [Personal apps](#p); [Shared apps](#s) | ## D Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | Term | Definition | | | |+|[Geo-filtering](../concepts/deploy-and-publish/appsource/prepare/submission-checklist.md#distribute-your-app-to-specific-countries-or-regions) | A Teams feature where you can cater your app to a specific audience from the available list of countries or regions and communicate whatΓÇÖs great about your app in ways that are relevant to users. | |[Government community cloud (GCC)](../concepts/app-fundamentals-overview.md#government-community-cloud)| GCC environment provides compliance with federal requirements for cloud services. It includes FedRAMP High, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and requirements for criminal justice and federal tax information systems (CJI and FTI data types).| |[Government community cloud (GCC) High](../concepts/app-fundamentals-overview.md#government-community-cloud)|GCC high environments deliver compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) Security Requirements Guidelines, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).<br>**See also**: [Department of Defense (DoD)](#d)| | [Graph API](../graph-api/proactive-bots-and-messages/graph-proactive-bots-and-messages.md) | A RESTful web API for Microsoft Graph that enables you to access Microsoft Cloud service resources. <br>**See also**: [Microsoft Graph Explorer](#m) | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | Term | Definition | | | | | [Link unfurling](../messaging-extensions/how-to/link-unfurling.md) | A feature used with message extension and meeting to unfold links pasted into a compose message area. The links expand to show additional information about the link in Adaptive Cards or in the meeting Stage View. |+| [Link Share SDK](../apps-in-teams-meetings/teams-live-share-overview.md) | An SDK designed to transform Teams apps into collaborative multi-user experiences without writing any dedicated back-end code. With Live Share, your users can co-watch, co-create, and co-edit during meetings. | | [LOB apps](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-register-aad.md) | Line of business (LOB) applications are internal or specific within an organization or business. It's custom to the organization that created it. Your organization can make LOB applications available through Microsoft store. <br> **See also**: [Store validation guidelines](#s); [Teams store](#t); [Personal app](#p); [Shared app](#s); [Customer-owned app](#c) | | [Local environment](../toolkit/TeamsFx-multi-env.md#create-a-new-environment-manually-in-visual-studio-code) | A default development environment created by Teams Toolkit. <br>**See also**: [Environment](#e); [Dev environment](#d) | | [Local workbench](../sbs-gs-spfx.yml) | The default option to run and debug a Teams app in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) that is created using SPFx. <br>**See also**: [Workbench](#w); [Teams workbench](#t) | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | Term | Definition | | | | | [People Picker](../task-modules-and-cards/cards/people-picker.md) | A native control in Teams platform to search and select people, which can be integrated in web apps, Adaptive Cards, and more. |+| [People icon](../task-modules-and-cards/cards/cards-format.md#people-icon-in-an-adaptive-card) | People icon helps users to view the images of users in an Adaptive Card. | | [Permission](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-register-aad.md) | While authentication and providing access token for app user, a client application gains access to a resource server by declaring permission requests. Two types are available, Delegated permissions and Application permissions. <br> **See also**: [Scope](#s); [SSO](#s); [Authentication flow](#a) | | [Personal app](../concepts/design/personal-apps.md) | A personal app is a Teams application with a personal scope. It focuses on interactions with a single user. It can be a conversational bot to engage in one-to-one conversations with a user or a personal tab providing an embedded web experience, or both. <br>**See also**: [Shared app](#s); [Static app](#s) | | [Power Virtual Agents](../bots/how-to/add-power-virtual-agents-bot-to-teams.md) | A no-code, guided graphical interface solution that empowers every member of your team to create rich, conversational chat bots that easily integrate with the Teams platform. | Common terms and definitions used in Microsoft Teams developer documentation. | [Task modules](../task-modules-and-cards/what-are-task-modules.md) | A feature of Teams app to create modal pop-up for completing tasks, displaying videos, or dashboard. <br> **See also**: [Adaptive Card](#a) | | [Thread discussion](../tabs/design/tabs.md#thread-discussion) | A conversation posted on a channel or chat between users. <br>**See also** [Conversation](#c); [Channel](#c) | | [Teams](../overview.md) | Microsoft Teams is the ultimate message app for your organization. It's a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing. |+| [Teams AI library](../bots/how-to/Teams%20conversational%20AI/teams-conversation-ai-overview.md) | A Teams-centric interface to GPT-based common language models and user intent engines. You can take on complex and expensive tasks of writing and maintaining conversational bot logic to integrate with large language models (LLMs).| | [Teams identity](../tabs/how-to/authentication/tab-sso-overview.md) | The Microsoft account or Microsoft 365 account of an app user that is used to log in to Teams client, web, or mobile app. | | [Teams Toolkit](../toolkit/teams-toolkit-fundamentals.md) | The Microsoft Teams Toolkit enables you to create custom Teams apps directly within the VS Code environment. | | [TeamsFx](../toolkit/teamsfx-cli.md) | TeamsFx is a text-based command line interface that accelerates Teams application development. It's also called TeamsFx CLI.| |