> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.taack.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Quick reference for Taack terms used across the platform and documentation.

| Term                             | Definition                                                                                                                                     |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Committee**                    | Your organizer brand on Taack. Has a public page, a team, and all your events.                                                                 |
| **Handle**                       | The short, unique name that forms the web address of a committee or event page. Set during creation and cannot be changed.                     |
| **Patron**                       | A person who buys or requests tickets. Has a profile separate from organizer accounts.                                                         |
| **Event**                        | A single occasion with a public page, date, location, and tickets.                                                                             |
| **Ticket type**                  | A purchasable option on an event (for example, General Admission, VIP).                                                                        |
| **Ticket group**                 | A labeled section that organizes multiple ticket types on the event page.                                                                      |
| **Ticket sale**                  | A confirmed purchase record with a QR code for check-in.                                                                                       |
| **Ticket request**               | A pending purchase awaiting organizer approval. Shown with a **Pending approval** badge under **My Tickets → Pending**.                        |
| **Online earnings**              | Revenue from card sales minus the organizer's share of fees.                                                                                   |
| **Patron Fee**                   | The portion of processing fees paid by the ticket buyer at checkout.                                                                           |
| **Absorb fees**                  | Fee structure where the organizer pays the full processing fee; patrons pay the listed price.                                                  |
| **Split 50/50**                  | Fee structure where organizer and patron each pay half the fee.                                                                                |
| **Pass on fees**                 | Fee structure where the patron pays the full processing fee at checkout.                                                                       |
| **Payment plan**                 | Per-ticket option letting patrons pay a deposit at checkout and the balance in scheduled payments. Tickets are issued after the final payment. |
| **Deposit**                      | The first payment of a payment plan, charged at checkout (or captured on approval).                                                            |
| **Grace period**                 | Organizer-set window (1–5 days) a patron has to catch up after missing a plan payment.                                                         |
| **Missed-payment policy**        | What happens when a plan's grace period expires: keep payments, refund minus fees, refund all but the deposit, or leave it to the organizer.   |
| **Past due**                     | Plan status while a missed payment is inside its grace period.                                                                                 |
| **Defaulted**                    | Plan status after the grace period expires without payment; reserved tickets are released.                                                     |
| **Attendance requires approval** | Event setting that puts all purchases into a request workflow.                                                                                 |
| **Request only**                 | Ticket setting that requires approval for that specific ticket type.                                                                           |
| **Event discoverability**        | Public (listed on Taack) or Private (link-only access).                                                                                        |
| **Manual sale**                  | A sale recorded by the organizer as cash or bank transfer.                                                                                     |
| **Payout**                       | Transfer of online earnings to the organizer's verified bank account.                                                                          |
| **Check-in**                     | Scanning a ticket QR code to mark a patron as arrived.                                                                                         |
| **Event code**                   | Six-digit code for the mobile scanner app to access an event.                                                                                  |
| **Custom questions**             | Extra fields patrons fill in at checkout (text, options, checkbox, website).                                                                   |
| **Member / Admin**               | Roles for invited committee team members.                                                                                                      |
| **Guest checkout**               | Purchasing tickets without a full Taack account.                                                                                               |

## Related pages

* [Key concepts](/getting-started/key-concepts) — detailed explanations
* [Introduction](/getting-started/introduction) — platform overview