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# Glossary of terms
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## Funkwhale glossary
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{.glossary}
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Pod
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: A pod is an instance of Funkwhale running on a server. Pods can communicate with one another across the {term}`Fediverse`.
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Authenticated
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: Users who have an account on a Funkwhale pod. These users provide their authentication information when accessing content.
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Anonymous
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: Users who do not have an account on a Funkwhale pod. These users don't provide any authentication when accessing content.
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Permissions
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: Additional rights that an administrator/moderator can grant to a user. Permissions grant access to menus and actions in Funkwhale.
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Available permissions:
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- {guilabel}`Moderation` – Grants access to the {guilabel}`Moderation` menu. Enables the user to moderate users, domains, and the allow-list.
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- {guilabel}`Manage library` – Grants access to the {guilabel}`Library` menu. Enables the user to make changes to library content. This includes deleting local objects and handling edit suggestions.
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- {guilabel}`Manage instance-level settings` – Grants access to the {guilabel}`Settings` menu. Enables the user to make changes to pod-level settings such as security settings and API behavior.
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Report categories
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: The different types of report a person can submit to your pod.
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Available categories:
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- {guilabel}`Takedown request` – allow users to request content be removed from your pod.
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- {guilabel}`Invalid metadata` – allow users to inform moderators about incorrect metadata on content.
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- {guilabel}`Illegal content` – allow users to flag content as illegal.
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- {guilabel}`Offensive content` – allow users to flag offensive or hurtful content to moderators.
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- {guilabel}`Other` – allow users to submit reports that don't fit into the above categories.
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## Channel glossary
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Fediverse
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: A term used to refer to a collection of federated (interconnected) servers. These servers run software that enables users to publish and host their own content.
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Podcatcher
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: A podcatcher is a piece of software that can read podcast feeds. Podcatchers enable listeners to follow and listen to podcast content.
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## Plugin glossary
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Plugin
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: A plugin is a piece of software that extends the functionality of another piece of software.
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Scrobbling
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: Scrobbling is the act of recording listen data. Services use this information to keep track of listening preferences and recommend music.
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## ActivityPub glossary
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User
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: A **person** with an account on a Funkwhale server or ActivityPub-enabled platform.
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Object
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: A collection of information - formatted as [`JSON-LD`](https://json-ld.org/) - that represents entities such as content, users, or activities performed in Funkwhale. See the [ActivityPub specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#obj) for more details.
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Activity
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: A verb that describes an action targeting an **Object**. This informs the receiving server what it needs to do with the object. For example: `Create`, `Delete`, `Undo`, `Follow`, `Block`.
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Actor
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: An ActivityPub object acting on behalf of another object across federated services. See the [ActivityPub specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#actors) for more details.
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Service actor
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: A special actor that represents a Funkwhale pod. ActivityPub actors can [follow this actor](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#follow-activity-outbox) to receive updates to public content stored on the pod.
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Tombstone
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: A status that marks an object as deleted but leaves some metadata intact to prevent reuse.
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