The following terms are defined in [MS-GLOS]:

globally unique identifier (GUID)
XML

The following terms are defined in [MS-OFSGLOS]:

after event
assembly
audit log
back-end database server
base view
before event
Boolean
cascading style sheet (CSS)
class name
content type
content type group
content type schema
current user
discussion board
document
document library
document template
event handler
event receiver
feature
field
field definition
field internal name
file extension
FilterDescriptor
Finder
font
form
form template
friendly name
front-end Web server
fully qualified class name
ghosted
group
item
item identifier
list
list form
list item
list template
List View Web Part
lookup field
major version
minor version
mobile device
moderated list
paged view
policy
ProgID
publishing level
query
record
recurrence exception
resource folder
RSS item
security scope
server-relative URL
site
site collection
strong name
survey list
toolbar
top-level site
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
URN (Uniform Resource Name)
view
Web Part
Web Part zone
workflow
XML namespace prefix

The following terms are specific to this document:

composite field index: An index that uses more than one column in a table to index data.

computed field: A field that can perform data manipulation and display functions by using the contents of other fields.

control template: A fragment of HTML and ASP.NET markup that customizes and extends the functionality of an ASP.NET control.

Document Information Panel: A pane that displays document property information for Microsoft® Office Word 2007, Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007, and Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 files that are stored in a library on a SharePoint site. The pane hosts a custom InfoPath form.

document property: A name/value pair that serves as metadata for a document.

policy feature: A type of rule that can be used within a policy to govern interactions with an object such as a document or item.

retention action: An action that occurs on an object, such as a document or site, in response to an event defined by a retention formula in a larger retention policy. Examples of retention actions are delete, move to a different location, and delete previous versions.

retention formula: A logical equation or function that is used to calculate when a retention action occurs on an object, such as a document or content type, as defined by a larger retention policy that applies to that object.

retention schedule: A sequence of stages that defines the retention lifecycle of an object such as a document, list item, list, content type, or site. Each stage consists of an event/action pair that specifies what action to perform on an object before or after that stage.

retention stage: One of a sequence of phases in a retention policy that defines the retention lifecycle of an object such as a document, list item, list, content type, or site. Each stage consists of an event/action pair that specifies what action to perform on an object before or after that stage.

MAY, SHOULD, MUST, SHOULD NOT, MUST NOT: These terms (in all caps) are used as described in [RFC2119]. All statements of optional behavior use either MAY, SHOULD, or SHOULD NOT.