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211 Layers`" section in the Yocto Project Board Support Packages (BSP) 211 Layers`" section in the Yocto Project Board Support Packages (BSP)
212 Developer's Guide. 212 Developer's Guide.
213 213
214 :term:`LTS`
215 This term means "Long Term Support", and in the context of the Yocto
216 Project, it corresponds to selected stable releases for which bug and
217 security fixes are provided for at least four years. See
218 the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases` section for details.
219
214 :term:`Metadata` 220 :term:`Metadata`
215 A key element of the Yocto Project is the Metadata that 221 A key element of the Yocto Project is the Metadata that
216 is used to construct a Linux distribution and is contained in the 222 is used to construct a Linux distribution and is contained in the
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230 :yocto_git:`yocto-kernel-cache </yocto-kernel-cache>` 236 :yocto_git:`yocto-kernel-cache </yocto-kernel-cache>`
231 Git repository. 237 Git repository.
232 238
239 :term:`Mixin`
240 A :term:`Mixin` layer is a layer which can be created by the community to
241 add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an
242 :term:`LTS` release. See the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases`
243 section for details.
244
233 :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` 245 :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`
234 OE-Core is metadata comprised of 246 OE-Core is metadata comprised of
235 foundational recipes, classes, and associated files that are meant to 247 foundational recipes, classes, and associated files that are meant to