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Add more terms to the glossary (prebid#5000)
* Add more terms to the glossary * wordsmithing --------- Co-authored-by: bretg <bgorsline@gmail.com>
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## AdUnit
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`Ad servers such as Google Ad Manager` - the AdUnit is the thing that business people care about. It's an
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inventory concept targeted by line items.
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inventory concept targeted by [line items](#line-items).
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[`Prebid Adunit`](/dev-docs/adunit-reference.html) - Prebid adds another layer to the ad server AdUnit: which header bidders should participate in the auction and their parameters.
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[Prebid Adunit] - Prebid adds another layer to the ad server AdUnit: which header bidders should participate in the auction and their parameters.
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## Placement
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A 'placement' is bidder term that's similar to [AdUnit](#adunit) -- it helps the bidder link the AdUnit to details about the header bidding auction that have been entered into their systems.
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Some bidders may use a combination of multiple parameters like zoneId, formatId, siteId or something else, but the concept is similar.
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A notable exception is Google Ad Manager. [Google Ad Manager placements](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/177397?hl=en) are a _group of [ad units](#adunit)_!
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## Line Items
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A 'Line Item' is an ad server concept that contains information about how a specific ad is intended to serve to a website or app. Line items are added to containers called 'Orders' and carry details like:
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- The number of times the advertiser or buyer wants an ad creative to serve
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- The cost negotiated for the campaign
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- Start and end times of the campaign
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- Targeting that allows the advertiser or buyer to reach its intended audience or demographic
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(Adapted from the [Google Ad Manager Line Item documentation](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/9405477?hl=en))
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Integrating Prebid bids with other ad sources requires a [special line item setup](/adops/adops-planning-guide.html) if you aren't using an ad server that supports Prebid natively, which most don't.
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The [Prebid Line Item Manager] can help set up GAM line items. GAM 360 has the beginnings of a [native Prebid integration](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/12273163?hl=en).
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## Key Values
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A generic way to target [line items](#line-items) in your ad manager. Prebid makes heavy use of key values to indicate the winning bidder and the winning bid price.
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## AMP
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## Config ID
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`Prebid SDK` - when coding the mobile app for the technical implmentation of the adslot, the SDK function call
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refers to this ID that refers to an impression-level stored request on Prebid Server. This server-side stored
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refers to this ID that refers to an impression-level stored request on [Prebid Server]. This server-side stored
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request contains the bidders and parameters that can participate in the auction for that adslot.
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## MediaType or Media Format
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## Ad Formats
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This section contains terms around ad formats and their respective configuration.
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### MediaType or Media Format
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`banner` - also called 'display', these ads are generally simple rectangular images.
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`video` - see Player-Initiated Video and Page-Initiated Video
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## Multiformat AdUnit
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### Multiformat AdUnit
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An AdUnit that can display creatives of multiple media formats: banner, native, and/or video.
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## Page-Initated Video
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### Page-Initated Video
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Also called 'outstream', these are AdUnits that work in Prebid.js just like banners, but are displayed with
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## Player-Initiated Video
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### Player-Initiated Video
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### Interstitial
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Interstitial ads are full-screen ads that cover most of the visible UI. They're typically displayed at during navigation, e.g. clicking a link or going to the next level in a game.
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Prebid SDK and Prebid Server working together to provide header bidding for mobile apps.
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Prebid SDK and [Prebid Server] working together to provide header bidding for mobile apps.
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`AMP stored request` - a block of JSON available to Prebid Server that stores both global and impression-level parameters. There's a string ID for this block of JSON that can be used by AMP RTC calls.
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## Server Side Bidding
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The header-bidding auction takes place on a server. Notable server side bidding systems are
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- [Prebid Server]
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- [Amazon TAM](https://aps.amazon.com/aps/transparent-ad-marketplace/)
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- [Google OpenBidding](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/7128453?hl=en) formerly known as Exchange Bidding.
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## Client Side Bidding
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The auction takes place on the client device of the user.
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Prebid.js is a client side bidding solution.
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[Prebid Server]: /prebid-server/overview/prebid-server-overview.html
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[Prebid Adunit]: /dev-docs/adunit-reference.html
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[Prebid Line Item Manager]: /tools/line-item-manager.html

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