Everything You Learned — Your Glossary
Everything You Learned — Your Glossary
A practical guide to bringing Claude into your real workflows, decisions, and connected tools.
Everything You Learned — In Plain Language
Look at how far you've come. When you started this course, 'AI work tool' might have sounded complicated or like something only big companies use. Now you know exactly what it is, what it can do, and how to set it up.
Here's every term you encountered — with a plain-language reminder of what it means.
Your Glossary
Claude
The AI assistant made by Anthropic. The 'brain' inside Cowork.
Cowork mode
A special way of running Claude that gives it tools to work with your files and apps.
Workspace folder
The folder on your computer you share with Claude. It reads and saves files there.
Session
One working conversation with Claude. Your workspace keeps the context.
Natural language
Plain English — the way you'd write a message. No special commands needed.
Prompt
The message or instruction you send to Claude. Clear and specific works best.
Context
Background information that helps Claude understand your situation and business.
Iteration
Going back and forth to improve something — 'make it shorter', 'change the tone'.
Skill
An add-on that gives Claude specialised abilities for a specific task or tool.
Plugin
A bundle of skills, connectors, and settings you can install as one package.
Connector
A link between Claude and an external tool — Gmail, Odoo, Google Calendar, etc.
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
The technical standard that makes connectors work securely.
Integration
When two tools are set up to work together and share information.
OAuth
A secure way to give one app access to another — without sharing your password.
API
A secure channel that allows two software systems to communicate.
Automation
When a computer completes a task automatically, without manual input.
Scheduled task
A job set up to run automatically at a specific time or on a schedule.
Recurring
Something that repeats on a regular schedule — daily, weekly, monthly.
Trigger
The condition that starts a task — a time, or an event like receiving an email.
Workflow
A series of steps that happen in sequence, often automatically.
Research preview
An early version of a product — available to use, but still being improved.
You didn't just learn a list of terms. You now know how to talk about AI tools confidently, set up your own workspace, connect the tools you already use, and automate the tasks that slow you down.
You actually know what people are talking about now.
And that's not a small thing — it means you can make decisions about AI tools with confidence.
SYSTEMshift — AI Strategy Inc.
Ready to put Cowork to work for your business?
SYSTEMshift helps small businesses set up AI tools that actually save time — without the tech headache.
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