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The Eos glossary

Account, organization, module, role, permission, plan, token: the words that come back everywhere, defined once.

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Seven words come back across the whole product and this whole help centre. Here they are, in the order you meet them.

Term, Definition
TermDefinition
AccountA person. It holds the name, avatar, language, notifications and sessions. It outlives every organization.
OrganizationA workspace. It holds the members, the enabled modules, the data and the billing.
MemberAn account inside an organization, with one or more roles.
ModuleA working discipline — To-Do, Drive, Calendar, Cron, Server monitor, Neos — enabled organization by organization.
RoleA named set of permissions. An organization starts with Administrator and Member, and can create more.
PermissionOne precise right on a module: view, create, edit, delete, administer.
PlanThe subscription tier of an organization or of Neos; it sets limits and an allowance.
TokenThe assistant’s unit of work. Every request consumes some, in proportion to its length and the answer’s.