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; 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 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, 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.

HSM#: The Hierarchical Storage Management allows to move data between different stores according to policies defined by the Administrator.
Primary Volume#: The Primary store is the main storage device of Carbonio. Here all data are placed when they arrive (e-mail messages) or are created (documents, contacts, and other items). It is usually a fast but expensive device, since its purpose is the everyday operations of Carbonio users.
Secondary Volume#: The Secondary Volume is an additional storage device used by Carbonio. Its purpose is to store older items and data, which are seldomly accessed. It is a slow storage device