Glossary

TERM	DEFINITION
Application	Authorized application which allows you to make requests to the MENU API. The application includes your application key, which is passed as the Application HTTP Header on all API requests. An application exists per environment, so you may have multiple applications if you are deployed across multiple regions.
Singular Point	Singular Points are physical or virtual destinations that orders are placed to. Singular Points exist within an Area - depending on the Area Type, the Area may have only one Singular Point (as is the case for Dine-in (QS) and Takeout) or multiple (such as for Dine-in (FS) - where every table is a Singular Point).
Order Type	A specific type of handoff, in order to deliver the order to the customer. This includes Dine-in (FS), Dine-in (QS), Takeout, Delivery, Foodspot, Curbside - see Order Types reference for more information.
Venue	A store or restaurant location - see Store Finder guides for more details
Area	An Area is a virtual or physical destination to which orders are placed. Physical areas (such as for Dine-in or Delivery) can include configured tables, or defined geographical delivery zones with settings, defining specifically where the order should be delivered to. For virtual areas (such as for Takeout) orders can be placed directly on the area without requiring additional location information.
Serving Times	Defines for days of the week or special date / date ranges when the resource will be available. Used as opening hours for Venues, as availability hours for Products, and more. See Serving Times reference for more information.
Menu Concepts	Refers to parts of the menu: Categories, Subcategories, Menu Items, Item price levels, Modifier groups, Modifiers, Combo clusters, Combo meals, Main combo groups, Main combo items, Side combo groups, Side combo items. See [Menu Concepts](../Guides/Menu/[WIP] NMG/Menu-v2-Concept.md) for more information.
Product	Physical goods that app user can pay and order them through the application. Those are menu entities: Items, Modifiers, and Combo meals. See [Menu Concepts](../Guides/Menu/[WIP] NMG/Menu-v2-Concept.md) for more information.