From 6a51b1a1c9452d0290ebb8cbc11eb3afa60a5828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Stosberg <mark@stosberg.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:22:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: define what "window" and "container" mean in Sway's
 context.

Ref #7323
---
 sway/sway.5.scd | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sway/sway.5.scd b/sway/sway.5.scd
index 11468d777..5e6de331e 100644
--- a/sway/sway.5.scd
+++ b/sway/sway.5.scd
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ output eDP-1 resolution 1920x1080
 These commands can be executed in your config file, via *swaymsg*(1), or via
 the bindsym command.
 
+# TERMINOLOGY
+
+Every window can be split horizontally or vertically. The terminology is
+"window" for a container that actually contains an Wayland window
+(like a terminal or browser) and "container" for containers that consist of
+one or more windows.
+
 # COMMAND CONVENTIONS
 
 Commands are split into several arguments using spaces. You can enclose