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**<span translate="no">EmaLink</span>**&nbsp; (EmaLink): radio-frequency device Loop uses to control Eros pods (aka. Gen 3) and older Medtronic pumps

**<span translate="no">ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS</span>**&nbsp; (ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS): The Variable that gets added to GitHub, along with your 6 Secrets: renews your Apple Developer Certificate after it expires

**<span translate="no">EGP</span>**&nbsp; (EGP): Endogenous Glucose Production: glucose produced by the body from its reserves (mainly glycogen in the liver)

**<span translate="no">Event History</span>**&nbsp; (Event History): record of pump events (bolus or temp basal) reported and used by Loop

**<span translate="no">Expiration Date</span>**&nbsp; (Expiration Date): your Loop app has a finite life, the app warns you starting 3 weeks before the expiration date

**<span translate="no">fastlane</span>**&nbsp; (fastlane): used as part of the github Build Action method that enables building Loop without a Mac computer or Xcode
**<span translate="no">fastlane</span>**&nbsp; (fastlane): used as part of the GitHub Build Action method that enables building Loop without a Mac computer or Xcode

**<span translate="no">Finder</span>**&nbsp; (Finder): graphical folder and file display on Mac

**<span translate="no">fork</span>**&nbsp; (fork): a copy of code in a github repository other than the original
**<span translate="no">fork</span>**&nbsp; (fork): a copy of code in a GitHub repository other than the original

**<span translate="no">GBPA</span>**&nbsp; (GBPA): Glucose Based Partial Application: modification to Automatic Bolus Dosing Strategy

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**<span translate="no">ISF</span>**&nbsp; (ISF): Insulin Sensitivity Factor; how many points your blood sugar will drop for each unit of insulin; sometimes called Correction Factor

**<span translate="no">Issue</span>**&nbsp; (Issue): On github - a formal method to report a problem, either code behavior or documentation
**<span translate="no">Issue</span>**&nbsp; (Issue): On GitHub - a formal method to report a problem, either code behavior or documentation

**<span translate="no">JSON</span>**&nbsp; (JSON): JavaScript Object Notation; a standard data interchange format that is text-based and human readable

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**<span translate="no">LoopFollow</span>**&nbsp; (LoopFollow): An app you can build to provide extra alarms and views of important information - can use Dexcom Share or `Nightscout` to include `Loop` information

**<span translate="no">Match-Secrets</span>**&nbsp; (Match-Secrets): a private repository you must create in your github account, stores keys required to build with github Build Actions
**<span translate="no">Match-Secrets</span>**&nbsp; (Match-Secrets): a private repository that is automatically created for you in your GitHub account, stores keys required to build with GitHub Build Actions. There is no need for you to interact with this repository

**<span translate="no">MTB</span>**&nbsp; (MTB): Manual Temp Basal: user initiated temporary basal, Omnipod Common feature

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**<span translate="no">OTP</span>**&nbsp; (OTP): one-time password, this is used to enable caregivers to securely execute remote commands to a Looper's phone

**<span translate="no">Override</span>**&nbsp; (Override): a modification to Loop settings that can change the correction range, the sensitivity (basal, ISF and CR) or both
**<span translate="no">Override</span>**&nbsp; (Override): a modification to Loop settings that can change the correction range, the sensitivity (basal, ISF and CR) or both. Accessed by clicking the heart symbol on Loop's mainscreen, and referred to as a Custom Preset within the Loop app.

**<span translate="no">Package Dependencies</span>**&nbsp; (Package Dependencies): packages that must be downloaded by Xcode (once) to build the app after downloading the LoopWorkspace to your computer

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**<span translate="no">GH_PAT</span>**&nbsp; (GH_PAT): One of 6 Secrets: Generated with your GitHub account; set it to never expire

**<span translate="no">MATCH_PASSWORD</span>**&nbsp; (MATCH_PASSWORD): One of 6 Secrets: Git repo encryption passphrase, used to encrypt the Match-Secrets repository when it is created. You must save and use the same MATCH_PASSWORD for every repository if you build multiple apps.
**<span translate="no">MATCH_PASSWORD</span>**&nbsp; (MATCH_PASSWORD): One of 6 Secrets: GitHub repository encryption passphrase, used to encrypt the Match-Secrets repository when it is created. You must save and use the same MATCH_PASSWORD for every repository if you build multiple apps.

**<span translate="no">SHA-1</span>**&nbsp; (SHA-1): Secure Hash Algorithm 1; used to generate an alphanumeric code for commits in git (github)
**<span translate="no">SHA-1</span>**&nbsp; (SHA-1): Secure Hash Algorithm 1; used to generate an alphanumeric code for commits in git (GitHub)

**<span translate="no">Sign Targets</span>**&nbsp; (Sign Targets): associate a Developer ID with an app; must sign all targets for a given app

**<span translate="no">submodules</span>**&nbsp; (submodules): for Loop, submodules are repositories defined in the Workspace repository that are required to build the app

**<span translate="no">Table of Contents</span>**&nbsp; (Table of Contents): (TOC) is the list of level 2 and 3 headers on a given page; the title at the top of the page is a level 1 header

**<span translate="no">Tahoe</span>**&nbsp; (Tahoe): operating system for Mac, macOS 26.x

**<span translate="no">Temp Basal Only</span>**&nbsp; (Temp Basal Only): provide the recommended insulin automatically using an increase in temp basal over half an hour (limited by max temp basal)

**<span translate="no">Temp Basal</span>**&nbsp; (Temp Basal): modify the scheduled basal rate for a pump
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**<span translate="no">Therapy Settings</span>**&nbsp; (Therapy Settings): Basal Rates, ISF, CR, correction and safety ranges and delivery limits

**<span translate="no">Tokens</span>**&nbsp; (Tokens): on Nightscout, configure access permissions using tokens
**<span translate="no">Tokens</span>**&nbsp; (Tokens): in Nightscout Admin Tools, configure access permissions using tokens

**<span translate="no">Tooltip</span>**&nbsp; (Tooltip): brief definitions provided for important terms and abbreviations on the website

**<span translate="no">URL</span>**&nbsp; (URL): website address (Uniform Resource Locator)

**<span translate="no">UTC</span>**&nbsp; (UTC): Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard for civil time and time zones worldwide

**<span translate="no">Ventura</span>**&nbsp; (Ventura): operating system for Mac, macOS 13.x

**<span translate="no">watchOS</span>**&nbsp; (watchOS): Apple watch operating system; must be compatible with phone iOS

**<span translate="no">workflow</span>**&nbsp; (workflow): a set of instructions to GitHub to perform an action; the instruction files are found in the .github/workflows folder of the repository
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*[dynos]: used to reboot a Nightscout Site
*[dynamic carb absorption]: Loop models the expected glucose change based on carbs entered, absorption time and your settings; and adjusts based on measured glucose
*[EmaLink]: radio-frequency device Loop uses to control Eros pods (aka. Gen 3) and older Medtronic pumps
*[ENABLE_NUKE_CERTS]: The Variable that gets added to GitHub, along with your 6 Secrets: renews your Apple Developer Certificate after it expires
*[EGP]: Endogenous Glucose Production: glucose produced by the body from its reserves (mainly glycogen in the liver)
*[Event History]: record of pump events (bolus or temp basal) reported and used by Loop
*[Expiration Date]: your Loop app has a finite life, the app warns you starting 3 weeks before the expiration date
*[fastlane]: used as part of the github Build Action method that enables building Loop without a Mac computer or Xcode
*[fastlane]: used as part of the GitHub Build Action method that enables building Loop without a Mac computer or Xcode
*[Finder]: graphical folder and file display on Mac
*[fork]: a copy of code in a github repository other than the original
*[fork]: a copy of code in a GitHub repository other than the original
*[GBPA]: Glucose Based Partial Application: modification to Automatic Bolus Dosing Strategy
*[GIF]: Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) can be used for small animations and low-resolution video clips
*[git]: a tool for version control
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*[iOS]: operating system used by Apple Mobile devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad)
*[IRC]: Integral Retrospective Correction: Optional alternative to Retrospective Correction that integrates glucose deviations over a longer time frame
*[ISF]: Insulin Sensitivity Factor; how many points your blood sugar will drop for each unit of insulin; sometimes called Correction Factor
*[Issue]: On github - a formal method to report a problem, either code behavior or documentation
*[Issue]: On GitHub - a formal method to report a problem, either code behavior or documentation
*[JSON]: JavaScript Object Notation; a standard data interchange format that is text-based and human readable
*[macOS]: operating system for Mac computer
*[Lock your Phone]: click the button on the side of the phone to lock it - prevent accidental touch, i.e., accidental Loop command
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*[Loop Cycle]: typically 5 minutes: new CGM reading, prediction update, pump update and, if in Closed Loop, dosing update if needed
*[LoopCaregiver]: An app you can build to provide remote commands to `Loop` using `Nightscout`
*[LoopFollow]: An app you can build to provide extra alarms and views of important information - can use Dexcom Share or `Nightscout` to include `Loop` information
*[Match-Secrets]: a private repository you must create in your github account, stores keys required to build with github Build Actions
*[Match-Secrets]: a private repository that is automatically created for you in your GitHub account, stores keys required to build with GitHub Build Actions. There is no need for you to interact with this repository
*[MTB]: Manual Temp Basal: user initiated temporary basal, Omnipod Common feature
*[MDT]: common abbreviation for Medtronic pumps
*[modal]: message or alert appearing in front of app that must be acknowledged to return to app
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*[Omnipod]: Insulet tubeless insulin pump; Loop supports Eros (with RileyLink) and DASH. Eros is also known as Classic, UST400, and System.
*[OrangeLink]: radio-frequency device Loop uses to control Eros pods (aka. Gen 3) and older Medtronic pumps
*[OTP]: one-time password, this is used to enable caregivers to securely execute remote commands to a Looper's phone
*[Override]: a modification to Loop settings that can change the correction range, the sensitivity (basal, ISF and CR) or both
*[Override]: a modification to Loop settings that can change the correction range, the sensitivity (basal, ISF and CR) or both. Accessed by clicking the heart symbol on Loop's mainscreen, and referred to as a Custom Preset within the Loop app.
*[Package Dependencies]: packages that must be downloaded by Xcode (once) to build the app after downloading the LoopWorkspace to your computer
*[pill]: on Nightscout, small boxes with information, tap for extra details
*[PR]: Pull Request - a formal method to request changes to a repository
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*[FASTLANE_KEY_ID]: One of 6 Secrets: Key ID provided when you create an API key in App Store Connect; it is associated with the FASTLANE_KEY
*[FASTLANE_KEY]: One of 6 Secrets: Really long key (several lines); it and FASTLANE_KEY_ID are generated together
*[GH_PAT]: One of 6 Secrets: Generated with your GitHub account; set it to never expire
*[MATCH_PASSWORD]: One of 6 Secrets: Git repo encryption passphrase, used to encrypt the Match-Secrets repository when it is created. You must save and use the same MATCH_PASSWORD for every repository if you build multiple apps.
*[SHA-1]: Secure Hash Algorithm 1; used to generate an alphanumeric code for commits in git (github)
*[MATCH_PASSWORD]: One of 6 Secrets: GitHub repository encryption passphrase, used to encrypt the Match-Secrets repository when it is created. You must save and use the same MATCH_PASSWORD for every repository if you build multiple apps.
*[SHA-1]: Secure Hash Algorithm 1; used to generate an alphanumeric code for commits in git (GitHub)
*[Sign Targets]: associate a Developer ID with an app; must sign all targets for a given app
*[submodules]: for Loop, submodules are repositories defined in the Workspace repository that are required to build the app
*[Table of Contents]: (TOC) is the list of level 2 and 3 headers on a given page; the title at the top of the page is a level 1 header
*[Tahoe]: operating system for Mac, macOS 26.x
*[Temp Basal Only]: provide the recommended insulin automatically using an increase in temp basal over half an hour (limited by max temp basal)
*[Temp Basal]: modify the scheduled basal rate for a pump
*[Terminal]: interface for entering commands to the computer
*[TestFlight]: a method to distribute apps without direct connection
*[Therapy Settings]: Basal Rates, ISF, CR, correction and safety ranges and delivery limits
*[Tokens]: on Nightscout, configure access permissions using tokens
*[Tokens]: in Nightscout Admin Tools, configure access permissions using tokens
*[Tooltip]: brief definitions provided for important terms and abbreviations on the website
*[URL]: website address (Uniform Resource Locator)
*[UTC]: Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard for civil time and time zones worldwide
*[Ventura]: operating system for Mac, macOS 13.x
*[watchOS]: Apple watch operating system; must be compatible with phone iOS
*[workflow]: a set of instructions to GitHub to perform an action; the instruction files are found in the .github/workflows folder of the repository
*[Workspace]: a grouping of several repositories into a complete package
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