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# Glossary of QMK Terms
## ARM
A line of 32-bit MCUs produced by a number of companies, such as Atmel, Cypress, Kinetis, NXP, ST, and TI.
## AVR
A line of 8-bit MCUs produced by [Atmel](http://www.microchip.com/). AVR was the original platform that TMK supported.
## AZERTY
The standard Français (French) keyboard layout. Named for the first 6 keys on the keyboard.
## Backlight
A generic term for lighting on a keyboard. The backlight is typically, but not always, an array of LEDs that shine through keycaps and/or switches.
## Bluetooth
A short range peer to peer wireless protocol. Most common wireless protocol for a keyboard.
## Bootloader
A special program that is written to a protected area of your MCU that allows the MCU to upgrade its own firmware, typically over USB.
## Bootmagic
A feature that allows for various keyboard behavior changes to happen on the fly, such as swapping or disabling common keys.
## C
A low-level programming language suitable for system code. Most QMK code is written in C.
## Colemak
An alternative keyboard layout that is gaining in popularity.
## Compile
The process of turning human readable code into machine code your MCU can run.
## Dvorak
An alternative keyboard layout developed by Dr. August Dvorak in the 1930's. A shortened form of the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard.
## Dynamic Macro
A macro which has been recorded on the keyboard and which will be lost when the keyboard is unplugged or the computer rebooted.
* [Dynamic Macro Documentation](feature_dynamic_macros.md)
## Eclipse
An IDE that is popular with many C developers.
* [Eclipse Setup Instructions](other_eclipse.md)
## Firmware
The software that controls your MCU.
## git
Versioning software used at the command line
## GitHub
The website that hosts most of the QMK project. It provides integration with git, issue tracking, and other features that help us run QMK.
## ISP
In-system programming, a method of programming an AVR chip using external hardware and the JTAG pins.
## hid_listen
An interface for receiving debugging messages from your keyboard. You can view these messages using [QMK Flasher](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_flasher) or [PJRC's hid_listen](https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/hid_listen.html)
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