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The Genero glossary.

Every acronym in one place — short, plain-language definitions of the languages, components and standards behind the Genero platform.

Informix 4GL (I-4GL)

The legacy fourth-generation programming language many mission-critical business applications were written in — distinct from the Informix database. Genero recompiles it, so you keep the logic without a rewrite.Learn more

Genero BDL

The modern successor language at the core of the Genero Enterprise platform — the direct evolution of Informix 4GL, adding native strings, JSON/XML libraries and an integrated dialog/event model.Learn more

Genero Enterprise

The platform to modernize, run and maintain Genero BDL applications across desktop, web and native mobile — from a single codebase.Learn more

Genero Application Server (GAS)

The runtime that serves Genero applications — handling sessions, load balancing and deployment on-premises or in any major cloud.Learn more

Genero Browser Client (GBC)

The component that renders Genero applications in the web browser.

Genero Studio

The integrated development environment for designing, building and packaging Genero applications.

Genero Report Engine (GRE)

The server-side, high-volume, template-based reporting engine embedded in Genero applications, producing print and PDF output.

Genero Ghost Client (GGC)

A headless Genero client used to automate and test applications without a visible UI.

Genero Container Interface (GCI)

The interface for packaging Genero applications as Docker/OCI container images — Kubernetes-compatible, with a CLI for automation.

Genero Arc

The Application Runtime Connector — it turns a Genero/I-4GL app into a backend any modern frontend (React, Vue, mobile, even AI agents) can drive, with no BDL source change.Learn more

Genero Intelligence

A living AI knowledge service built exclusively for Genero BDL developers, delivered over MCP to the AI tools they already use — your code stays local.Learn more

Genero Observability

Turns Genero's native diagnostics into OpenTelemetry traces and per-interaction flame graphs in your existing APM — with no code change.Learn more

Genero Report Writer

An embedded, high-volume reporting tool that gives an application the ability to generate documents merged from multiple data sources. It is not a business-intelligence tool.Learn more

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

The open protocol Genero Intelligence uses to deliver its knowledge to AI tools and IDEs, independent of any single vendor.

OpenTelemetry / OTLP

The vendor-neutral standard for traces and spans. Genero Observability emits OTLP, so it ships to any compatible backend — Datadog, Grafana Tempo, Jaeger or the OpenTelemetry Collector.

Factur-X / ZUGFeRD

The PDF/A-3 electronic-invoice standard that Genero Report Writer can produce.