Terminology

Product

A piece of software controlled by an operator (e.g. RHSSO, 3scale, etc)

Reconciler

This refers to the package in the integreatly-operator that is concerned with reconciling a single products operator, resources and configuration.

Stage

A set of products that can be installed at the same time as each other. - Installation Type - Defines a set of stages (each containing a set of products) to process.