Glossary

Glossary

A quick reference to the terms used throughout Gubbins and this wiki. Each links to a fuller explanation.

Term	Meaning
Item	The record for a kind of thing you track. See Items.
Location	Where an item lives; hierarchical. See Locations & stock.
Stock	How many of an item you have, tracked per location. See Locations & stock.
Tracking mode	How an item is counted: Bulk, Serialised, Consumable, or Untracked. See Tracking modes.
Transfer	Moving stock between your own locations. See Locations & stock.
Batch / lot	A dated group of stock within a location, with an expiry. See Batches & lots.
Variant	The same product in a different size/colour/value. See Variants & SKUs.
Kit	An item defined as a reusable assembly of other items, which you can assemble and disassemble. See Kits & bundles.
Capability	A weighted, searchable attribute of an item. See Custom fields & capabilities.
Custom field	Your own labelled value on an item, usually per category. See Custom fields & capabilities.
Tag	A freeform label shared across items and locations; a thing can have many. See Tags, attachments & related.
Condition	A structured grade: Mint / Good / Needs Repair / Out for Calibration. See Condition grading.
Reorder point	The stock level at which to buy more. See Reorder & shopping list.
Loan	An item temporarily out with a contact. See Loans.
Booking	A future reservation of an item for a contact. See Bookings.
Contact	A person or organisation you lend to or borrow from. See Contacts.
Account	Someone who uses this copy of Gubbins, as opposed to a contact, who is someone you record. Optional. See Users & accounts.
Role	A named set of permissions given to one or more accounts. See Roles & permissions.
Permission	Allowance to do one action (view, change, delete) in one area of Gubbins. See Roles & permissions.
Project	A build with a bill of materials and budget. See Projects & BOM.
BOM	Bill of materials — a parts list. A project's BOM covers one build; a reusable one is a kit. See Projects & BOM.
Purchase order (PO)	A tracked order to a supplier. See Purchase orders.
Wishlist	Things you want to buy but don't own yet. See Wishlist.
Cycle count	Checking on-hand stock against reality, per location. See Cycle counts & audit day.
Attrition	Extra material a consumable loses each time you use some — trimmings, spillage, dust. See Low stock & gauges.
FEFO	First-expiry-first-out — consuming the soonest-expiring batch first. See Batches & lots.
Depreciation	An asset's falling book value over time. See Warranty & depreciation.
Current value	A manual, up-to-date worth for appreciating assets. See Current value & revaluation.
Local-first	Your data lives on your device, works offline. See How your data is stored.
Sync	Keeping devices in step via your own storage. See Cloud sync.
Module	A page or capability you can hide/show. See Modular UI.
Bridge	An optional server that exposes your data to other tools. See Bridge overview.
PWA	A web app you can install like a native one. See Installing Gubbins.

Related pages

• Core concepts — the ideas behind the main terms.
• Home — the wiki's front door.