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docs: clarify glossary for app name

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models<data model>` used by the :term:`app`. models<data model>` used by the :term:`app`.
app name app name
Code-friendly name for the underlying app/config system This refers to the canonical name for the underlying app/config
(e.g. ``wutta_poser``). system. It does not refer to the overall app; contrast with
:term:`app title`.
This must usually be specified as part of the call to In most cases (i.e. by default) this will simply be ``wutta``.
:func:`~wuttjamaican.conf.make_config()` and is then available on This value affects the naming conventions for config files as
the :term:`config object` well as setting names etc.
:attr:`~wuttjamaican.conf.WuttaConfig.appname` and the :term:`app
handler` :attr:`~wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.appname`.
See also the human-friendly :term:`app title`. The primary reason for this abstraction is so that the Rattail
Project could leverage the Wutta config logic without having to
rewrite all config files in the wild.
See also :attr:`~wuttjamaican.conf.WuttaConfig.appname`.
app provider app provider
A :term:`provider` which pertains to the :term:`app handler`. A :term:`provider` which pertains to the :term:`app handler`.
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app title app title
Human-friendly name for the :term:`app` (e.g. "Wutta Poser"). Human-friendly name for the :term:`app` (e.g. "Wutta Poser").
See also the code-friendly :term:`app name`. See also the :term:`app name` which serves a very different
purpose.
auth handler auth handler
A :term:`handler` responsible for user authentication and A :term:`handler` responsible for user authentication and