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# Glossary

The Abacum terms you meet in the API.

| Term                 | Meaning                                                                                                           |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Access token         | A bearer token that lasts 7 days. You get it from the token endpoint and send it on every call.                   |
| Client ID and secret | The credentials you create in Abacum. You exchange them for an access token.                                      |
| Dataset              | A set of data that feeds Abacum. The Import API loads actuals data into a dataset.                                |
| Dimension            | A way to break a variable down, such as department or country. Endpoints take dimension codes.                    |
| Import API           | The API product that loads actuals data into a dataset.                                                           |
| Model                | A financial model. Model endpoints return actuals, scenario and rolling data, and the logic of its variables.     |
| Organization         | Your company's account in Abacum. Every call returns only the data of the organization that owns the credentials. |
| Public API           | The API product that reads models, scenarios, variables, datasets and Spaces.                                     |
| Scenario             | A forecast or a budget version of a model, with a start and an end date.                                          |
| Space                | A place in Abacum that holds tables and charts. A user can list only the Spaces they have view access to.         |
| Table                | A table in a Space. The API returns a download link to its data.                                                  |
| Timescale            | The time grain of data: monthly, quarterly, yearly, or `full` for the whole period in one value.                  |
| Variable             | A line of a model, such as revenue. Each variable has a name, an ID, and its own dimensions.                      |