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/**
@brief rocPRIM Glossary
@author
@file
*/
/**
* \defgroup rocprim_glossary rocPRIM Glossary
* @{
* This glossary is to help users understand the basic concepts or terminologies used in the rocPRIM library.
*
* @page rocprim_glossary_page Terminologies
*
* * \par Warp
* Refers to a group of threads that execute in SIMT (Single Instruction, Multiple Thread) fashion. Also known as \n
* wavefronts on AMD GPUs.
* * \par Hardware Warp Size
* Refers to the number of threads in a warp defined by the hardware. On Nvidia GPUs, a warp size is 32, \n
* while on AMD GPUs, a warp size is 64.
* * \par Logical Warp Size
* Refers to the number of threads in a warp defined by the user, which can be equal to or less than \n
* the size of the hardware warp size.
* * \par Lane ID
* Refers to the thread identifier within the warp. A logical lane ID refers to the thread identifier in a \n "logical
* warp", which can be smaller than a hardware warp size (And can be defined as `lane_id() % WarpSize`).
* * \par Warp ID
* Refers to the identifier of the hardware/logical warp in a block. Warp ID is guaranteed to be unique among warps.
* * \par Block
* Refers to a group of threads that are executed on the same compute unit (streaming multiprocessor). These threads can \n
* be indexed using 1 Dimension {X}, 2 Dimensions {X, Y} or 3 Dimensions {X, Y, Z}. A block consists of multiple warps.
* * \par Tile
* Refers to a block, but in the C++AMP nomenclature.
* * \par Flat ID
* Refers to a flattened identifier of a block (tile) or a thread identifier. Flat ID is a 1D value created from 2D or 3D \n
* identifier. Example: flat id of thread id (X, Y) in 2D thread block 128x4 (XxY) is Y * 128 + X.
*
* @}
*/
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