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title: 'NocoDB terminologies'
keywords: ['NocoDB terminologies', 'NocoDB terms', 'NocoDB keywords']
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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.

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## Layout

The layout below shows the main parts of NocoDB's user interface.
  
![image](/img/v2/layout-overview.png)

1. **Sidebar**: This component provides quick access to workspaces, bases, tables, and views, facilitating easy navigation within NocoDB. It serves as the central hub for organizing your data.

2. **Navbar**: In the Navbar, you'll find essential tools like the Switcher, allowing users to switch between data and structure modes, and the Share button for collaborative workspace and view sharing. It streamlines your access to key functionalities.

3. **Toolbar**: The Toolbar equips users with various tools to manage records within tables and views effectively. It includes features for sorting, filtering, and editing data, enhancing your control over information.

4. **View Area**: The central workspace where data can be viewed in multiple formats, enhancing flexibility. It empowers you to analyze and interact with your data the way that suits your needs best.

5. **Footbar**: A pagination bar for navigating between record pages. It simplifies the process of exploring and accessing different segments of your data, enhancing overall usability.

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## Terminologies

|             Term | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|        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. Alternative term `Project`                                                                                                  |
|            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. Alternative term `Column`                                                                                                    |
|           Record | A record represents a row in a table. Alternative term `Row`                                                                                                                                                       |
|             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 member | Workspace member with specific access permissions. Alternative term `Member` `User`                                                                                                                          |
|  Workspace Owner | Member who had created workspace. There can be only one owner for a workspace & ownership is non-transferable                                                                                                      |
|      Base member | Base member with specific access permissions. Alternative term `Member` `User`                                                                                                                               |
|       Base Owner | Member who had created base. There can be only one owner for a base & ownership is non-transferable                                                                                                                |