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Glossary
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.. glossary::
backend
A part of Mopidy providing music library, playlist storage and/or
playback capability to the :term:`core`. Mopidy have a backend for each
music store or music service it supports. See :ref:`backend-api` for
details.
core
The part of Mopidy that makes multiple frontends capable of using
multiple backends. The core module is also the owner of the
:term:`tracklist`. To use the core module, see :ref:`core-api`.
extension
A Python package that can extend Mopidy with one or more
:term:`backends <backend>`, :term:`frontends <frontend>`, or GStreamer
elements like :term:`mixers <mixer>`. See :ref:`ext` for a list of
existing extensions and :ref:`extensiondev` for how to make a new
extension.
frontend
A part of Mopidy *using* the :term:`core` API. Existing frontends
include the :ref:`MPD server <ext-mpd>`, the MPRIS/D-Bus integration,
the Last.fm scrobbler, and the :ref:`HTTP server <ext-http>` with
JavaScript API. See :ref:`frontend-api` for details.
mixer
A GStreamer element that controls audio volume.
tracklist
Mopidy's name for the play queue or current playlist. The name is
inspired by the MPRIS specification.