The :ref:`simgrid::s4u::this_actor <API_s4u_this_actor>` namespace
provides many helper functions to simplify the code of actors.
-- **Global Classes**
+- **Simulation Elements**
- :ref:`class Actor <API_s4u_Actor>`:
Active entities executing your application.
- :ref:`class Engine <API_s4u_Engine>`
Simulation engine (singleton).
- :ref:`class Mailbox <API_s4u_Mailbox>`
- Communication rendez-vous.
+ Communication rendez-vous, with which actors meet each other.
-- **Platform Elements**
+- **Resources**
- :ref:`class Disk <API_s4u_Disk>`
Resource on which actors can write and read data.
- :ref:`class Io <API_s4u_Io>`
I/O activity, started on and consumming disks.
-- **Synchronization Mechanisms**: Classical IPC that actors can use
+- **Synchronization Objects**: Classical IPC that actors can use
- :ref:`class Barrier <API_s4u_Barrier>`
- :ref:`class ConditionVariable <API_s4u_ConditionVariable>`