These are the terms we encourage you to learn in order to deeply understand Now. However, every occurrence of one of these terms is also linked back to this very page, so that you can always jump right to the explanation if needed.
General Terms
Deployment
A collection of files that were uploaded to Now.
Source Files
These are the files contained within your project before it is uploaded with ZEIT Now.
Lambda
A serverless code execution handler that can be invoked over the web.
Static File
A file that is not executed, but instead served as-is to the program sending the request.
Project
A structured group of deployments, categorized by the deployment name.
Company & Product
ZEIT
The company behind the product Now.
Now
The platform on which Deployments are created, served and managed.
Now CLI
The command line interface client for Now.