> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.batchlane.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Common Batchlane terms used across the app and documentation.

Use this glossary when reading the [system map](/system-map), [workflow SOPs](/workflow-sops), and troubleshooting pages.

| Term                | Meaning                                                                                                    | Related page                      |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Address book        | Customer and supplier records, including addresses and contacts.                                           | [Address book](/address-book)     |
| Available lot       | Inventory lot that can be consumed, reserved, or shipped.                                                  | [Inventory](/inventory)           |
| Batch record        | Production run record with recipe, inputs, actual usage, outputs, deviations, and signoffs.                | [Production](/production)         |
| COA                 | Certificate of analysis tied to a supplier lot or ingredient lot.                                          | [Documents and QA](/documents-qa) |
| Component           | Ingredient or packaging line in a recipe version.                                                          | [Recipes](/recipes)               |
| Document queue      | Review surface for missing, uploaded, rejected, and retained documents.                                    | [Documents and QA](/documents-qa) |
| FEFO                | First-expired, first-out. The oldest safe expiry should be used before later stock.                        | [Inventory](/inventory)           |
| Finished good       | Sellable item produced or stocked for customer orders.                                                     | [Orders](/orders)                 |
| Internal lot        | Batchlane lot code used inside the workspace, independent of supplier lot code.                            | [Receiving](/receiving)           |
| Movement            | Ledger entry recording receive, consume, produce, ship, adjust, transfer, correct, return, or scrap.       | [Inventory](/inventory)           |
| Output lot          | Finished or WIP lot created by production signoff.                                                         | [Production](/production)         |
| Quarantine          | Lot state or location used when stock exists but should not be consumed or shipped.                        | [Inventory](/inventory)           |
| Reservation         | Quantity of a finished lot held for a sales order before shipment.                                         | [Orders](/orders)                 |
| Shipment allocation | Connection between a customer shipment and one or more finished lots.                                      | [Orders](/orders)                 |
| Trace backward      | Start with a finished lot or shipment and identify inputs, recipe, production run, and supporting records. | [Traceability](/traceability)     |
| Trace forward       | Start with an input lot and identify production runs, output lots, and customer shipments.                 | [Traceability](/traceability)     |
| WIP                 | Work in progress item or lot created before final finished goods.                                          | [Recipes](/recipes)               |

## Common abbreviations

* COA: certificate of analysis.
* FEFO: first-expired, first-out.
* QA: quality assurance.
* SKU: stock keeping unit.
* WIP: work in progress.
* QBO: QuickBooks Online.