To maximize your use of NocoDB, it's beneficial to become familiar with some common terms.
Within this section, we've provided straightforward explanations for keywords and phrases that are relevant to NocoDB's functionality and capabilities. This resource is designed to assist you in gaining a deeper understanding of NocoDB as you embark on the process of setting up workspaces, bases, tables, and various other elements within the platform.
## Layout
Layout below shows broader components of NocoDB's UI.
| Workspace | A workspace is a collection of one or more bases. It offers collaborative access to bases by enabling you to bring together interconnected tables, views, and various elements into a unified and organized entity |
| Base | A base is a collection of one or more tables, often related and linked to one another |
| Table | A base is housed in tables, where data is logically arranged into rows and columns. A base can have multiple tables |
| Field | A field or column in a table is a container for values that share the same data type. |
| Record | A record represents a row in a table. |
| View | A view defines how data within a table is presented and interacted with. Default view type is the grid view; other supported view types include form, gallery, and kanban views. |
| Cell | A cell represents the space created where a column and a row intersect within a grid-like structure. It serves as the fundamental unit for storing data |
| Workspace Collaborator | Workspace member with specific access permissions |
| Workspace Owner | Member who had created workspace. There can be only one owner for a workspace & ownership is non-transferable |
| Base Collaborator | Base member with specific access permissions |
| Base Owner | Member who had created base. There can be only one owner for a base & ownership is non-transferable |
