Garage Terms, Meanings And Definitions
Use this glossary as a quick reference for GarageSanctum terms that appear in garage door opener, tool, size-chart, lighting, and truck accessory guides. For detailed specs or product choices, follow the related guide links beside each group.
| Term | Meaning | Related guide |
|---|---|---|
| CIGBU | Chamberlain Internet Gateway device used by older Chamberlain/myQ systems to connect compatible openers to a router and smartphone app. | Chamberlain opener guide |
| myQ | Chamberlain’s garage access platform for compatible openers, smart controls, sensors, and app-based monitoring. | Smartphone garage control |
| HomeLink | Vehicle-based wireless control system used to operate compatible garage doors, gates, and some home devices from built-in car buttons. | Universal garage remotes |
| Sectional garage door | A garage door made from multiple hinged horizontal panels that travel up and overhead on tracks. | Garage door sizes and costs |
| HPS / HP equivalent | A marketing-style power comparison used on some opener motors. It is not the same as comparing every opener by true horsepower alone. | Garage door opener guide |
| Drive type | The opener mechanism style, usually chain, belt, screw, wall-mount/jackshaft, or direct-drive. | Compare opener types |
| Lug nut socket size | The socket size needed to remove or install a vehicle’s lug nuts. It varies by vehicle and wheel hardware. | Lug nut socket chart |
| Socket size order | The smallest-to-largest order of SAE or metric sockets, useful when organizing tool sets or matching fasteners. | Socket sizes in order |
| Running board | A side step mounted along a truck or SUV to help passengers enter and exit. Fitment depends on year, make, model, cab, and mounting style. | Truck accessories hub |
| CRI | Color Rendering Index. A lighting metric that helps describe how accurately a light source shows colors. | Reference charts |