Glossary#

Short definitions of the terms used across these docs and in-game.

Money & accounts#

Balance — how much money you (or an account) currently hold. Check yours with /bal.
Account — where money lives. Every transfer moves money from one account to another. See Accounts & money.
Personal account — your own money; nobody else can spend from it.
Business account — money owned by a firm, shared by its staff.
Government account — a shared account run by a government department.
System account — an internal account used by the server and plugins (e.g. the Vault bridge, starting-balance and tax-collection accounts). Not something players create or see in normal play.
Transaction — a single recorded movement of money. Your history is /transactions.
Ledger — the complete record of every transaction; what this Explorer reads.

Member — someone added to a shared account; can view it and, on government accounts, spend from it.
Authorizer — a member with elevated rights: moving money out and, on government accounts, managing who else has access. See Permissions & roles.

Firm (also company / business) — a player-owned business that can hold money, employ players, and own shops. See Setting up a business.
Proprietor — a firm's owner; can do anything in the firm, including disband it.
Employee / staff — a player who works for a firm, holding one role.
Role — a named set of permissions within a firm (the defaults are Proprietor, Co-Proprietor, Manager, Supervisor, Employee).
Permission — what a role can do: ADMIN (manage the firm), FINANCIAL (move money), CHESTSHOP (run firm shops), DEFAULT (basic membership).

ChestShop — a chest with a sign that buys or sells items automatically.
Shop code — a firm account's address (like B:16) used on a sign's owner line so the shop pays the firm. From /business account list.
Admin shop — a shop with unlimited stock/funds, run by staff.

Balance tax — a small weekly charge based on how much you hold, applied at login.
Income tax — tax taken from certain income at the moment you earn it.
Salary — automatic pay from the government for holding an official role, paid while you're online. See Government salaries.
Fine — money charged to a player by the government.

API key / token — a secret you issue in-game (/treasuryapi) to let an app act on one of your accounts. See Using the economy API.
Linking — connecting your website login to your in-game character so the Explorer can show your data. See Using the Explorer.