diff --git a/doc/source/glossary.rst b/doc/source/glossary.rst index c4a93f908..a9460b1a2 100644 --- a/doc/source/glossary.rst +++ b/doc/source/glossary.rst @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Alignment .. _Array: Array - This represents a list of items, which can be access by an index, which is zero-based (meaning the first + This represents a list of items, which can be accessed by an index, which is zero-based (meaning the first element has index 0). Items in arrays are almost always the same size (it is not a generic list, as in python) even if they are :ref:`pointers` to different sized objects. @@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ Dereference .. _Domain: Domain - This the grouping for input values for a mapping or mathematical function. + The set of input values for a mapping or mathematical function. + +I +- +.. _Intermediate Symbol File (ISF): + +Intermediate Symbol File (ISF) + They contain kernel structures and specific offsets formatted as JSON. For macOS and Linux analysis, the kernel needs to be added as an ISF file to the volatility 3 symbols directory. For Windows, the required ISF file can often be generated from PDB files automatically downloaded from Microsoft servers, and therefore does not require manual intervention. M - @@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ Map, mapping attempts to use mathematical functional notation where possible. Within volatility a mapping is most often used to refer to the function for translating addresses from a higher layer (domain) to a lower layer (range). For further information, please see - `Function (mathematics) in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_(mathematics)` + `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_(mathematics)`. .. _Member: @@ -69,7 +76,7 @@ O .. _Object: Object - This has a specific meaning within computer programming (as in Object Oriented Programming), but within the world + This has a specific meaning within computer programming (as in object-oriented programming), but within the world of Volatility it is used to refer to a type that has been associated with a chunk of data, or a specific instance of a type. See also :ref:`Type`.