Words we use · AI Universe

Word	Means
App	One AI solution for one purpose, with its own code, people, agent and cloud resources.
Galaxy	The platform's technical name for an app. You see it in Azure resource names and technical pages.
Universe	The platform as a whole, and the control panel that runs it.
Control panel	Where administrators and app owners manage the platform and their apps.
Agent	The AI your people talk to in an app.
Wisdom	Rules and know-how for AI coding assistants, written once and shared with every app.
AI gateway	The single route every AI call takes, where safety rules apply and usage is recorded.
Safety rules	The checks every question and reply passes through, also called guardrails.
Pause all AI	The switch that stops every agent and tool in every app, without deleting anything.
Studio	Changing an app in your browser by describing the change in plain words.
Kernel	The engine behind the control panel.
Foundry	Microsoft Foundry, where your models and agents run in your Azure subscription.