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Add a glossary of repo jargon to conventions.md - #543

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Follow-up to the PR #528 discussion: PR descriptions lean on undefined jargon (shim, sentinel, canonical type, etc.), which is hard to follow for non-native English readers.

What changed

  • Adds a short glossary table to conventions.md defining the repo's common shorthand.
  • Links to it from issue-and-pr-style.md's non-native-English guidance (see companion PR).

Part of the non-native-English readability effort.

Terms like shim, sentinel, and canonical type show up often in PRs and
issues but are never defined anywhere, making descriptions hard to
follow for non-native English readers. Add a short glossary and link
to it from issue-and-pr-style.md's non-native-English guidance.

Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Combining into #544 per feedback.

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dennisdoomen deleted the jargon-glossary-conventions branch July 26, 2026 07:58
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