> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.papers.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.papers.ai/reference/glossary.md).

# Glossary

| 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.                                                                                                     |