normalize terminology

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+# GLOSSARY
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+- `canonical package name`: is the combination of a `package name` with an `endpoint` (example: `github:components/jquery`).
+- `endpoint`: is platform where packets are hosted (`npm` or `github`).
+- `override` or `override file`: is a `package.json` override file.
+- `package name`: is the name of a package at some endpoint (example: `components/jquery` from `github` endpoint or `d3` from `npm` endpoint).
+- `registry entry`: is just the mapping represented in the `registry.json` (example: `"jquery": "github:components/jquery"`).