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Plate TERM·053 · TermGrid D5 · Rev. 2026-08-14

Command Palette

A search box for everything the app can do.

TermCraft conventionFoundational

Definition

A keyboard-invoked searchable list of actions, navigation targets and content.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

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  1. 1Definition
  2. 2Local chart
  3. 3Continue from here

In plain language

A search box for everything the app can do.

Example

Pressing the shortcut and typing 'invite' to reach the invitation flow without navigating.

Local chart

TERM·053 · Region X · Grid D5

This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.