Glossary - Margent Help

Term	Meaning
Book / project	The project containing a book’s manuscript and production work. A book equivalence rule is scoped to this project.
Reading section / chapter	A passage of manuscript used for reading and chapter QA. A divider organizes sections without being a recording section.
Studio	The manuscript reading workspace where you can navigate passages and mark pickups.
QA	The chapter workspace for reviewing narration findings and working through pickups.
Proofing	Processing uploaded narration against the selected manuscript text to identify possible differences.
Finding	A possible difference that still needs your judgment. A finding is not automatically a confirmed error.
Expected	The manuscript wording used for the proofing comparison.
Heard	The transcription’s wording for the corresponding narration. Listen to the source audio to verify it.
Pickup	A passage you have decided needs work, created from a finding or manually in Studio.
No change needed	A decision that the finding does not require a correction.
Completed	The queue section containing resolved findings and completed pickups. It does not mean the audio has been delivered.
Current recording	The chapter’s active uploaded source for QA. A replacement becomes current once upload finishes.
Previous recording	An earlier chapter source. A preserved pickup may still link to it.
Excerpt	Playback around an available source-audio position associated with a finding or pickup.
Timecode	A position in the specific source audio file. It may differ in an edited version.
Narration equivalence / book equivalence rule	An accepted directional pair of heard and manuscript text for future proofing in this project.
False positive	A flagged difference you determine is acceptable after checking the audio and manuscript.
Pace / WPM	Average reading speed in words per minute, shown when reliable timing is available.
Manuscript snapshot	The version of the manuscript text used for a particular proofing run.

For pronunciation and book-specific terms, use the application’s manuscript glossary. This page explains workflow terminology. Start here: Your audiobook workflow.