Re: [whatwg/storage] Clarify storage infrastructure (#86)

@annevk commented on this pull request.



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+<p>A <a for=/>user agent</a> holds a <dfn for="user agent">storage map</dfn>, which is a
+<a for=/>storage map</a>.
+
+<p>A browsing session holds a <dfn for="browsing session">storage map</dfn>, which is a
+<a for=/>storage map</a>.
+
+<p class=XXX>Browsing session is yet to be formally defined. For all intents and purposes it is a
+<a>top-level browsing context</a>, except that it survives the <a>top-level browsing context</a>
+being replaced due to a cross-origin opener policy.
+
+
+<h3 id=storage-endpoints>Storage endpoints</h3>
+
+<p>A <dfn export>storage endpoint</dfn> is a more-durable or session storage API that uses the

Here they are used in an informal manner to describe the APIs. Elsewhere they're a type value.

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