Glossary

Key terms used throughout the Papers AI docs.

Term	Definition
Account	Your individual Papers AI account and profile.
Admin (role)	A collaborator role that can view and edit a project, and also manage sharing (invite, remove, and change other collaborators' roles).
Cloud	Storage location: the project is saved on Papers AI's servers and accessible from any device you sign into.
Cloud project	The complete term for a project saved to the cloud.
Collaborator	Anyone invited to view or edit a project who isn't the owner.
Editor (role)	A collaborator role that can view and edit a project.
Kernel	The runtime that executes a notebook's code cells. Restarting it clears all variables.
Local	Storage location: the project is saved to a folder on your device and isn't accessible from other devices.
Local project	The complete term for a project saved locally.
Notebook	A file (.ipynb) that mixes code and markdown cells, run in your browser with no server required.
Private	Access level: only the project owner can see or edit it. The default for every new project.
Project owner	The person who created the project. Can invite collaborators, change project settings, and delete the project.
Save to cloud	Move a project (temporary or local) to the cloud, making it accessible from other devices and shareable. Requires an account.
Save to device	Move a temporary project to a folder on your device, making it a local project.
Share	Give one or more collaborators access to a cloud project.
Shared	Access level: one or more collaborators have been invited to a project.
Temporary	Storage location: the project is saved only in your browser, with no device folder or cloud copy. Can be lost if you clear your browser's cache or site data.
Temporary project	The complete term for a project stored temporarily, before it's saved to a device or the cloud.
AI	The in-app assistant, available from the right sidebar. Can see your project's files and propose edits to them.
Viewer (role)	A collaborator role that can view but not edit a project.