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title: "Time glossary"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cintra.co.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Time glossary

If you’re unfamiliar with any of the terminology found in the Time feature of Cintra People HR, use the glossary below.

There are also separate glossaries for [Glossary of key terminology](/hr/docs/appogee-leave-glossary-of-terms) and [Goals](/hr/docs/goals-glossary).

| Term | Definition |
| --- | --- |
| Activity | A unit of tracked work associated with a Customer, Project, and/or Task. Activities can be recorded in real time using the timer or added retrospectively. Each activity can optionally include a description and be marked as billable or non-billable. |
| Billable | A flag that can be applied to an activity to indicate whether the time spent should be charged to a customer. Availability of this option depends on your configuration. |
| Clock in / out | The feature that allows employees to record when they start and finish working, and when they take breaks. Clock in/out data is used to automatically populate Timesheets. |
| Customer | An external client or account that Projects and Activities can be associated with. Customers are configured by a Project Admin and can be imported via CSV or through the Xero integration. |
| Office Location | A named working location that employees can plan and record attendance against. Office Locations can have an address, optional Zones, and a capacity limit. Used to support hybrid working and attendance management. |
| Project | A configurable unit of work that employees can track time against. Projects can be linked to a Customer and broken down into Tasks. Project Managers and Project Admins control access and configuration. |
| Project Admin | A role with full edit access to all Projects, Customers, Tasks, and Project Roles. Assigned to the account owner by default; additional Project Admins can be added via Roles & Access. |
| Project Log | A view that allows employees to add or review activities retrospectively across a week, entering time spent on each Project, Customer, and Task per day. |
| Project Manager | A role with edit access to the specific Projects they are assigned to. Project Managers are added via Roles & Access and then assigned within individual Project settings. |
| Project Role | A classification assigned to an employee within a Project that determines their billing rate, cost rate, and contribution to Project Actuals. Used to calculate costings, estimates, and actuals for a Project. |
| Quick Add | A shortcut for logging activities based on recently used or most-used Projects, Customers, and Tasks. Reduces the steps needed to record time by pre-populating activity details. |
| Task | A discrete piece of work within a Project that employees can track time against. Tasks are configured by a Project Admin. |
| Timesheet | A weekly record of an employee's working hours, populated automatically from Clock in/out and activity data. Timesheets display insights comparing hours worked against hours planned, and sync with Leave and Sickness requests. They can be submitted for manager approval and exported. |
| Today Page | The main working view in the Time module, showing the current day's clock in/out status and activity tracking. Employees can start the timer, add activities, and view their day details from here. |
| Working Rota | The configured working pattern within a Work Profile that defines an employee's expected daily and weekly hours, including break times. Used by the Time module to calculate the difference between planned and actual hours on a Timesheet. |
| Zone | A named area within an Office Location, such as a floor or room, that can have its own capacity and alert threshold. Employees can book into Zones to support desk or space management. |