15. Terminology around Wanderlust

Here we explain terminologies used in this manual.

`folder'

A container in which messages are stored.

`group'

A set consists of some folders.

`access group'

A special group consists of automatically collected folders under some specified path. See section 2.5 Folder Definition.

`summary buffer'

A buffer for displaying list of messages in some folder.

`sticky summary'

Compared with ordinary summary buffer which will be destroyed after exiting from it, this type of summary will be remain even after exiting by q or g. See section 5.5 Sticky Summary.

`expire'

To delete or put into the archive expired messages. See section 9.1 Expiration.

`score'

See section 10. Score of the Messages.

`prefetch'

To cache messages beforehand in order to read messages after you will be disconnected from the server.