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Glossary

This glossary provides definitions for terms frequently used throughout this documentation.

  • Interface: The user interface where natural language queries are entered.
  • Orchestrator: The central system that manages task distribution and workflow coordination.
  • Node: An individual AI agent within the Panacea network.
  • Edge: The communication pathway between agents.
  • Environment: The workspace allocated to each agent, containing necessary resources.
  • Task: A specific instruction or piece of work assigned to an agent.
  • Workflow: The complete sequence of tasks and processes managed by Panacea.
  • Logging: The recording of agent activities and system operations for monitoring and analysis.
  • API (Application Programming Interface): A set of protocols and tools for building software and applications.
  • Multi-Agent System: A system composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents.
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP): A field of AI focused on the interaction between computers and human language.
  • Automation: The use of technology to perform tasks without human intervention.
  • Scalability: The capability of a system to handle a growing amount of work by adding resources.
  • Security: Measures taken to protect systems and data from unauthorized access or attacks.
  • Compliance: Adherence to laws, regulations, and guidelines relevant to business processes.
  • Deployment: The process of installing, configuring, and enabling a system to be operational.
  • Agentic AI: AI systems designed to operate as autonomous agents, capable of making decisions and performing tasks independently.
  • Centralized Logging: Aggregating logs from multiple sources into a single, unified system for easier management.
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously tracking system performance and agent activities as they occur.
  • Audit Trail: A chronological record that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected a specific operation.
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): A method of restricting system access to authorized users based on their roles.
  • Microservices Architecture: A design approach where a system is composed of small, independent services that communicate over well-defined APIs.
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Practices that enable developers to integrate and deploy code changes frequently and reliably.
  • Distributed Systems: Systems where components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages.
  • Load Balancing: Distributing workloads across multiple computing resources to optimize resource use, maximize throughput, and minimize response time.
  • Failover: The ability to switch automatically to a redundant or standby system upon the failure of the currently active system.
  • High Availability (HA): Systems designed to operate continuously without failure for a long time.
  • Elasticity: The ability of a system to dynamically acquire or release resources to adapt to changing workload demands.

System Architecture Diagram