Screen Saver API: Glossary

Abbreviations

**Table 1:** Screensaver API abbreviations
API	Application Programming Interface
OS	Operating System
SDK	Software Development Kit

**Table 2:** Screensaver API definitions
Plug-in module	A piece of program, which is loaded and executed by request at runtime. Implements a certain interface. Plug-in modules are used for dynamically customizing and expanding the existing applications without needing to recompile and re-install the whole application.