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Application glossary

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Application glossary

Terms used in JITSHOW, with their French equivalents and a short definition. A soundcheck is a balance in French; a run-through is a rehearsal, not the live running order. This glossary is also available from the Glossary button on the dashboard, with search in English or French.

Events and organization

Term	French	Description
Organization	Organisation	Group that brings together members and their events.
Event / project	Événement / projet	Production bringing together schedules, teams, venues and documents.
Show	Show	Performance within an event.
Day	Journée	Production date to which schedules belong.
Venue	Lieu	Site or building hosting an event.
Stage	Scène	Performance area within a venue.
Venue library	Bibliothèque de lieux	Venue records reusable in other events.
Site plan	Plan du lieu	Layout of stages, zones and circulation on site.
Zone	Zone	Identified area on a site plan.

Schedule and show

Term	French	Description
LAeq 15 min	LAeq 15 min	A-weighted average sound level over 15 minutes, compared with the venue's regulatory limit.
LCeq 15 min	LCeq 15 min	C-weighted (low-frequency) average sound level over 15 minutes.
Sound monitoring	Suivi sonore	View that records sound level history, applies the venue country's limits and produces the report to archive.
Preparation	Préparation	Work before the performance and the general planning view.
General schedule	Planning général	Overall sequence of event activities, from load-in to load-out.
Phase	Phase	Planning step associated with a category and teams.
Category	Catégorie	Type of planning phase reusable across the organization's events.
Soundcheck	Balance	Scheduled sound and stage checks before an artist performs; called Balance in French.
Showtime	Showtime	Performance view grouping the sequence and cues by event.
Performance time	Horaire de passage	Scheduled start or end time of a performance.
Setlist / sequence	Déroulé	Ordered list of an artist's planned tracks or segments.
Track	Morceau	Musical item or segment in an artist's sequence.
Running order / cue sheet	Conduite	Sequence of cues used to operate the live show; not a rehearsal run-through.
Cue	Top (cue)	Planned marker or action in the running order, with an indicative duration; it never advances the show by itself.
GO	GO	Manual action that starts the next cue or track, reserved for authorized people.
Run-through	Filage	Continuous rehearsal of all or part of a show; distinct from the live running order.
Unassigned	Non associés	Existing tracks or cues not yet linked to an event.
Live console	Console live	Screen used to monitor and control the show during the performance.
Timecode	Timecode	Time reference displayed to track show progress.
Shared display	Affichage partagé	Read-only monitoring screen for the team.
Alarm	Alarme	Running-order alert flagging a point that needs attention.

Technical and hospitality

Term	French	Description
Rider	Rider	Artist document listing technical or hospitality requirements.
Technical specification	Fiche technique	Description of technical resources, equipment and constraints.
Stage plot	Plan de plateau	Placement of people and equipment on stage.
Patch	Patch	List of stage audio or technical connections and inputs.
Backline	Backline	Instruments and amplifiers provided on stage.
Equipment	Matériel	Resources needed for production, tracked in the catalog.
Hospitality	Hospitality	Artist and staff care: dressing rooms, meals, accommodation and travel.
PAX	PAX	Number of people covered by a sheet or journey.
Catering	Catering	Meals and drinks provided for artists or crew.
Rooming list	Rooming list	Allocation of people to accommodation rooms.
Lobby call	Lobby call	Meeting time for departure from accommodation.
Logistics	Logistique	Coordination of transport, arrivals, accommodation and meals.

Team and administration

Term	French	Description
Staff	Staff	All event staff, across every department; not only technical teams.
Collaborator	Collaborateur	Person invited to work on an event.
Department	Département	Grouping of job functions within an organization.
Job function	Fonction	Person's job, separate from their access rights.
Team	Équipe	Group of people assigned to event activities.
Access role	Rôle d'accès	Set of permissions granted to a person, separate from their job function.
Permission	Permission	Specific right to perform an action, such as giving the GO.
Invitation	Invitation	Request to join an event, accepted by the recipient.
Seat	Siège	User place available under a subscription.
CV / résumé	CV	Person's professional profile, including experience and certifications.
Certification / qualification	Habilitation	Professional authorization or qualification whose validity can be checked.
Supporting document	Justificatif	Evidence supplied for a qualification or an expense.
Contract	Contrat	Agreement between parties that may be signed in the app.
Payslip	Fiche de paie	Document itemizing a person's pay.
Job board	Bourse d'emploi	Area for job opportunities and applications.

Documents, budget and help

Term	French	Description
Document management	GED	Organization and tracking of files linked to an event.
Annotation	Annotation	Note placed on a plan or document to flag an item.
Budget line	Ligne budgétaire	Income or expense tracked in the production budget.
Budget scenario	Scénario budgétaire	Budget assumption used to compare forecasts.
Profitability	Rentabilité	Overview of an event's income and costs.
Post-show report	Rapport post-show	Report prepared after the performance.
Support report	Signalement	Request or problem sent to the support team.
Knowledge base	Base de connaissances	Reusable answers based on user requests.
Country pack	Country-pack	Set of rules and settings specific to a country.
MIDI / OSC	MIDI / OSC	Communication protocols for show equipment; GO remains manual.