# FAQ

### What does the word "deis" mean?

Deis is an alternative form of [dais][], a raised platform for dignified occupancy.

### How do you pronounce "deis"?

DAY-iss

### Is there documentation for Deis in languages other than English?

Unofficial documentation in Chinese has been created by the DockerOne community.

### What's the difference between the `deis` and `deisctl` clients?

deis is a "dev" tool, used to deploy and scale applications to a Deis Platform. deisctl is an "ops" tool, used to configure and manage the Deis Platform itself.

[dais]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dais