Glossary

Glossary#

Appointment#

An Appointment is a private or public event defined on a calendar, possibly including other users and information (location, meeting rooms).

Attendee#

An Attendee is a user (external or internal) that is part of an appointment.

Component#

A Component is one of the basic elements of Carbonio CE; it is a high-level description of a functionality. A more technical description of the functionality, including the software packages required is provided by Role.

Node#

A Node is one server or VM on which one or more Roles are installed. A Carbonio CE installation consists of one Node (Carbonio Single-Server) or two or more Nodes (Carbonio Multi-Server)

Rights#

A Right is a privilege granted to an account, which allows to manage other users.

Role#

In Carbonio CE, a Role is a functionality that is considered atomic and consists of one or more packages.

Shared Account#

A Shared Account is an account that can be accessed by multiple users.

Group#

A Group is a chat between three or more users.

Meeting#

A Meeting is a video call between two or more users.

Member#

A Member is a user that takes part to a chat or a Group.

Moderator#

The Moderator of a Group is a special user, which by default is the creator of the group. Moderators can add users to the group, promote other members and carry out some administrative tasks on the chat.

Participant#

A Participant is a user that takes part to a Meeting.