> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.opencollective.com/oceurope/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.opencollective.com/oceurope/about-1/terminology.md).

# Words used in this guide

Plain-language definitions for the terms you may encounter.

| Word                           | Meaning in this guide                                                                           |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Collective                     | A group working towards a shared purpose.                                                       |
| Administrator, or admin        | Someone with permission to manage a collective’s page and review expenses.                      |
| Contributor                    | Someone who supports the collective with money, time or other help.                             |
| Financial contributor or donor | A person or organisation giving money to support the mission.                                   |
| Fiscal host                    | The legal organisation that administers funds under an agreed hosting framework.                |
| Fiscal hosting                 | The arrangement that lets a group administer funds without its own separate legal organisation. |
| Fund                           | A structure used to support a programme or distribute grants under agreed conditions.           |
| Grant                          | Funding awarded for a purpose under the applicable grant conditions.                            |
| Regranting                     | Distributing funding onward to other initiatives.                                               |
| Expense                        | A request for a payment from the collective’s budget.                                           |
| Reimbursement                  | Repayment of an expense someone has already paid on the collective’s behalf.                    |
| Invoice                        | A document requesting payment for completed work or another documented expense.                 |
| Payout                         | The transfer used to pay an approved request.                                                   |
| Due diligence                  | Checks to understand an initiative and whether funds can be administered responsibly.           |
| Safeguarding                   | Steps to protect people from harm.                                                              |

OCE is a fiscal host. Open Collective is the platform used to record financial activity. See [who does what](/oceurope/what-is-open-collective-europe.md).

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