Glossary
Plain-English meanings of the words used across LeisureNexus — from ABC class to Z report.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABC class | A = items making 80% of sales at cost, B = the next 15%, C = the rest. Used for cycle counts. |
| API key | A secret starting with lnk_ that lets your own software use the Developer API. |
| Back office | The website for running the business (manager.leisurenexus.app). |
| Blind close | Counting the drawer without seeing the expected amount. |
| Cash discount (dual pricing) | Card payments cost a set percent more than cash. |
| Cost center | A tag on journal lines, for a P&L per center. |
| DSD | Direct store delivery: the vendor's driver delivers and invoices at the back door. |
| EBT SNAP | Food benefits; pays eligible items only, which are tax-free. |
| Fleet card | A driver card that charges a business customer's house account. |
| House account | A customer's charge account; they pay later. |
| Kit | An item made of components; selling it takes the components from stock. |
| Net sales | Sales after discounts and refunds, before tax. |
| Over / short | Counted cash minus expected cash at close. |
| Pairing code | A one-time code (valid 15 minutes) that makes a device a register. |
| Paid in / Paid out | Cash put into or taken out of the drawer for something other than a sale. |
| PLU | Price look-up code for produce (e.g. 4011 bananas). |
| Price level | A wholesale customer's prices (percent off list or set prices). |
| Quick key | A register button for an item without a barcode. |
| Refund | Money given back for returned items; a negative sale. |
| Register | A checkout lane: one paired PC, tablet or all-in-one. |
| Reorder point / max | When stock falls to the reorder point it's suggested for ordering, up to the max. |
| Safe drop | Cash moved from the drawer to the safe during a shift. |
| Scope | What an API key may do, e.g. catalog.read. |
| Shift | One drawer from open to close on one register. |
| Split payment | One sale paid with more than one tender (e.g. $5 cash + $5 card). |
| Store agent | A small program on a store PC that reaches local hardware (network printers, pump controllers, tank gauges). |
| Store credit | Money a customer can spend at the store. |
| Tender | A way of paying: cash, card, EBT, gift card, house account, store credit, fleet. |
| Void | Cancels a whole sale after it was paid; left out of all totals. |
| Webhook | A message LeisureNexus sends to your server when something happens. |
| X report / Z report | X = totals so far (shift stays open). Z = the final report at close, numbered per register. |
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