| context / context scope | Set of has variables bound to a node, edge, or walker object. These variables remain persistent until the object is deleted (destroyed). |
| has variable | A variable that persists throughout multiple executions of a codeblock. |
| local variable | A variable that exists only during a single execution of a codeblock. |
| sentinel | A collection of archetypes that are visible to each other. |
| architype | A blueprint or a template for creating objects (instances) of nodes, edges, walkers, struct types (or graphs, which are special walkers that construct a pattern of interconnected nodes and edges) |