| Module | One area of school work, like Fees or Library. Each has its own place in the left menu. |
| Screen | One page of the system, such as the list of invoices. |
| Record | One item saved in the system: one student, one invoice, one book. |
| Form | A page of boxes you fill in to add or change a record. |
| Required field | A box marked with a red * that must be filled in before you can save. |
| Role | A job in the system (Teacher, Accountant…). It decides what you can see and do. |
| Portal | The space you sign in to for one role. A person with two roles has two portals. |
| Dashboard | Your home screen after signing in: the most important numbers and to-dos. |
| School year (academic year) | The year the records belong to. Switch it at the top to see another year. |
| Term | A part of the school year, such as Fall or Spring. |
| Grade level | A year group, such as Grade 6. |
| Section | One class within a grade, such as 6-A. |
| Subject | Something taught, such as Math or Science. |
| Period | One slot in the school day on the timetable. |
| Campus (branch) | One site of the school. A school can have several. |
| Guardian | A parent or other adult responsible for a student. |
| Enquiry | A first question from a family interested in joining the school. |
| Application | A family's formal request for a place. |
| Fee head | One kind of charge, such as Tuition or Bus fee. |
| Invoice | A bill sent to a family for fees. |
| Receipt | Proof that a payment was received. |
| Ledger | The running list of money in and out for an account. |
| Payslip | A staff member's monthly pay statement. |
| Approval | A request (leave, discount…) waiting for someone to say yes or no. |
| Export | Saving a list to a file, usually Excel. |
| Import | Adding many records at once from a spreadsheet. |
| Filter | A setting that shows only some rows of a list. |
| Audit log | The history of who changed what and when. |
| Notification | A message from the system: on screen, by email, SMS or app. |
