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1 | 1 | - topic: Platform |
2 | | - description: A platform makes the connection to a specific software or hardware platform. The `pushbullet` platform works with the service from pushbullet.com. |
| 2 | + description: "[Platforms](/docs/configuration/platform_options/) make the connection to a specific software or hardware platform. For example, the `pushbullet` platform works with the service pushbullet.com to send notifications." |
3 | 3 | - topic: Component |
4 | | - description: "The components provide the core logic for the functionality in Home Assistant. Like `notify` provides sending notifications." |
| 4 | + description: "[Components](/docs/configuration/platform_options/) provide the core logic for the functionality in Home Assistant. Like `notify` provides sending notifications." |
5 | 5 | - topic: Service |
6 | 6 | description: "[Services](/docs/scripts/service-calls/) are called to perform actions." |
7 | 7 | - topic: Event |
| 8 | + description: "An [event](/docs/configuration/events/) is when something happens." |
8 | 9 | description: When something happens. |
9 | 10 | - topic: Entity |
10 | | - description: An entity is the representation of a single device, unit or web service. |
| 11 | + description: An [entity](/docs/configuration/platform_options/) is the representation of a single device, unit or web service. |
11 | 12 | - topic: Device |
12 | | - description: "Usually this is a physical unit which can do or observe something." |
| 13 | + description: "A device is usually a physical unit which can do or observe something." |
13 | 14 | - topic: hass |
14 | | - description: "Often used abbreviation for Home Assistant." |
| 15 | + description: "HASS or hass is often used as an abbreviation for Home Assistant." |
15 | 16 | - topic: Discovery |
16 | | - description: The automatic setup of zeroconf/mDNS and uPnP devices after they are discovered. |
| 17 | + description: Discovery is the automatic setup of zeroconf/mDNS and uPnP devices after they are discovered. |
17 | 18 | - topic: Groups |
18 | 19 | description: "Groups are a way to organize your entities into a single unit." |
19 | 20 | - topic: Automation |
20 | | - description: "Capability to call a service based on a simple or complex trigger. Automation allows a condition such as sunset to cause an event, such as a light turning on." |
| 21 | + description: "[Automations](/docs/automation/) offer the capability to call a service based on a simple or complex trigger. Automation allows a condition such as sunset to cause an event, such as a light turning on." |
21 | 22 | - topic: Trigger |
22 | | - description: "Values or conditions of a platform that are defined to cause an automation to run." |
| 23 | + description: "A [trigger](/docs/automation/trigger/) is a set of values or conditions of a platform that are defined to cause an automation to run." |
23 | 24 | - topic: Template |
24 | | - description: "An automation definition can include variables for the service or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions." |
| 25 | + description: "A [template](/docs/automation/templating/) is an automation definition that can include variables for the service or data from the trigger values. This allows automations to generate dynamic actions." |
25 | 26 | - topic: Script |
26 | | - description: "A component that allows users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant when turned on" |
| 27 | + description: "[Scripts](/docs/scripts/) are components that allow users to specify a sequence of actions to be executed by Home Assistant when turned on" |
27 | 28 | - topic: Scene |
28 | | - description: "You can create scenes that capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red." |
| 29 | + description: "Scenes capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red." |
29 | 30 | - topic: hassio |
30 | | - description: "An operating system to manage Home Assistant easily using various HASS.io add-ons" |
| 31 | + description: see Hass.io |
31 | 32 | - topic: HADashboard |
32 | | - description: "HADashboard is a modular, skinnable dashboard for Home Assistant that is intended to be wall mounted, and is optimized for distance viewing." |
| 33 | + description: "[HADashboard](/docs/ecosystem/hadashboard/) is a modular, skinnable dashboard for Home Assistant that is intended to be wall mounted, and is optimized for distance viewing." |
33 | 34 | - topic: Hass.io |
34 | | - description: "Hass.io is an operating system that will take care of installing and updating Home Assistant, is managed from the Home Assistant UI, allows creating/restoring snapshots of your configuration and can easily be extended" |
| 35 | + description: "Hass.io is an operating system that will take care of installing and updating Home Assistant, is managed from the Home Assistant UI, allows creating/restoring snapshots of your configuration, and can easily be extended" |
35 | 36 | - topic: Cookbook |
36 | | - description: "Home Assistant configuration examples of the community" |
| 37 | + description: "The [Cookbook](/cookbook/) contains a set of configuration examples of Home Assistant from the community" |
37 | 38 | - topic: Packages |
38 | | - description: "Packages allow to bundle different component configuations together." |
| 39 | + description: "Packages allow you to bundle different component configuations together." |
39 | 40 | - topic: Customizing |
40 | | - description: "Customization allows overwriting default parameter of the devices in the configuration." |
| 41 | + description: "[Customization](/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/) allows you to overwrite the default parameter of your devices in the configuration." |
41 | 42 | - topic: Zones |
42 | | - description: "Area used for presence detection." |
| 43 | + description: "Zones are areas that can be used for presence detection." |
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