| collection parser | libPackets | A packet parser which allows to repeat another parser or which uses some additional information to decide on the type or number of sub-parsers. |
| complete policy | libSocket | socket policy where each axis is specified completely |
| composite parser | libPackets | A packet parser providing access to named sub-fields which are parsers themselves. |
| incomplete policy | libSocket | socket policy, where at least one axis is not fully specified |
| packet interpreter | libPackets | Internal datastructure which represents one protocol or header in the chain of interpreters representing a complete packet |
| packet parser | libPackets | lightweight class to convert between byte representation and interpreted value. Derived from senf::PacketParserBase |
| policy axis | libSocket | one aspect defined in the socket policy, typedef and member of the senf::SocketPolicy template |
| policy class | libSocket | implementation of a single policy axis, class derived from the axis base class |
| policy interface | libSocket | interface directly provided by senf::ClientSocketHandle/senfServerSocketHandle and defined through the policy |
| policy | libSocket | collection of policy classes, one for each policy axis, instantiation of the SocketPolicy template |
| protocol class | libSocket | definition of a protocol as a class, class inheriting from senf::ConcreteSocketProtocol. |
| protocol facet | libSocket | a class providing some subset of the protocol interface, class derived from senf:;SocketProtocol but not from senf::ConcreteSocketProtocol |
| protocol interface | libSocket | interface provided by the protocol class and accessible via the senf::ProtocolClientSocketHandle::protocol()/senfProtocolServerSocketHandle::protocol() member |
| protocol parser | libPackets | A composite parser which defines a network protocol. |
| socket policy | libSocket | another name for 'policy' |
| value parser | libPackets | A packet parser which parses a simple value like a number or network address. |