# Terms

The following Thesaurus gives an overview of terms used in AURA and their corresponding variants used in Austrian and German radio stations.

| AURA Term (English)              | Radio Variants (German)                                                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| :------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Station**                      | Radio Station                                                                              | The radio station                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Show**                         | Sendereihe, Podcast (CBA), Series (CBA, BFR API)                                           | A program series.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Episode**                      | Sendung, Ausspielung, Ausstrahlung, Emission (o94 legacy), Broadcast (BFR API), Post (CBA) | A program / a broadcast date.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Recurrence Rule**              | Wiederholungsmuster, Wiederholungsschema, Wiederholungsregel                               | A recurrence pattern such as "daily", "on weekdays", or "biweekly".                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Broadcast Date**, **Timeslot** | Sendezeitraum, Zeitfenster, Sendetermin                                                    | A calendar entry with a start and end time within which an episode is broadcast.                                                                                                                                                |
| **Schedule**                     | Ausstrahlungen (legacy), Senderhythmus                                                     | A set of timeslots based on a recurrence pattern. A schedule also has a start and end date. Example: A schedule with the recurrence pattern "on weekdays" for a period of one week refers to five timeslots (Monday to Friday). |
| **Host**, **Editorial Team**     | Sendungsmachende, Redaktion                                                                | A person or group who produces shows. They are part of a program series or only part of individual shows. Corresponds to a public profile on the website.                                                                       |
| **Contributors**                 | Kontributor:innen, Teilnehmende                                                            | A person or group who contributes to a single episode. They are part of a constant editorial team of a show or one time episode guests. Corresponds to a public profile on the website.                                         |
| **User**                         | Nutzende                                                                                   | A person or group who has editorial access to the dashboard. Identified by their respective account and password. Users are usually also hosts.                                                                                 |