Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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Pending state

Frontend

Shown, but not yet confirmed.

The honest middle ground for an optimistic update: display the change immediately, but mark it as unconfirmed. A failure then becomes a change of state rather than a contradiction.