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+# Glossary
+
+Guidelines:
+ - Include terms specific to the OpenBMC project, OpenBMC reference
+   platforms (like OpenPower or ASpeed), BMCs, or platform management.
+ - Include terms needed to disambiguate.  For example, "image" may refer to
+   a visual (e.g., JPEG) image or a firmware (e.g. UBIFS) image.
+ - Treat acronyms the same as terms.
+
+BMC - Baseboard management controller.  A device designed to enable
+remote out of band management access to a host, generally a computer
+system.
+
+D-Bus - Provides the primary mechanisms for inter-process
+communication with an OpenBMC system.  OpenBMC D-Bus APIs are
+documented in `https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces`.
+For example, see the tree under `/xyz/openbmc_project/Led`.
+
+IPMI - Intelligent Platform Management Interface.  OpenBMC implements
+a subset of the IPMI spec.
+
+ODM - Original design manufacturer.  In OpenBMC, ODM generally refers
+to the manufacturer of the host system.
+
+OEM - Original equipment manufacturer.  In OpenBMC, OEM generally
+refers to the manufacturer of the host system.
+
+Phosphor - Informally designates OpenBMC software or APIs designed for
+use across many systems, as distinct from platform or vendor-specific
+elements.
+
+Redfish - The Distributed Management Task Force (DTMF) Redfish
+specification.  OpenBMC provides Redfish REST APIs for platform
+management.
+
+REST - Representational State Transfer.  OpenBMC provides REST APIs.
+
+SDR - IPMI Sensor Data Record.
+
+SEL - IMPI System Event Log.  The BMC stores SEL events.
+
+Server - A computing device, generally the one served by the BMC.