Glossary

Term	Meaning
Host	Plugin embedding the updater and owning its integration.
Release asset	ZIP attached to a GitHub release.
Source archive	GitHub-generated repository ZIP for the release ref.
Auth provider	Installation-side source of a repository-bound credential.
Metadata cache	Temporary release information, not downloaded plugin code.
Textdomain	Host-owned translation namespace.
Bulk update	Native WordPress update of several plugins.
Capability guard	Check that the already loaded updater supports a required option.

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