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PKM glossary
PKM glossary
Category: reference
A short glossary of personal knowledge management terms.
- second-brain: an external system for storing and using knowledge.
- para: projects, areas, resources, and archives.
- code: capture, organize, distill, and express.
- zettelkasten: a linked note method for developing ideas.
- fleeting-notes: quick temporary captures.
- literature-notes: notes tied to sources.
- permanent-notes: durable notes in your own words.
- evergreen-notes: notes designed to improve over time.
- atomic-notes: notes focused on one idea.
- wikilinks: links between notes or pages.
- backlinks: incoming links to a note.
- maps-of-content: curated index notes for a topic.
- progressive-summarization: layered distillation of notes.
- weekly-review: recurring maintenance of system trust.