Timedox Glossary

New to time tracking or looking to get familiar with the terminology? You’re in the right place.

This glossary provides simple explanations of the key terms and features you’ll encounter throughout the platform.

Use this glossary as a quick reference whenever you come across an unfamiliar term or explore it from start to finish to get a better overview of how the platform works.

Dashboard - A central overview showing key time-tracking, attendance, and workforce information at a glance

Organization - A branch or business unit where general information and time-tracking settings are managed, including shift configurations, time zone, pay period, working days, days off, and rounding rules.

Locations - Geographic points that represent a business’s physical locations or worksites. They can be added using an address, and can be used to define areas for geofencing and location-based time tracking.

Integrations - Connections with other software or services that allow data to be shared between systems.

Devices - A dedicated page for adding and managing time clocks used by employees to record their working time and attendance.

Billing - The section where subscription plans, invoices, payments, and billing details are managed.

Team - A group of employees or users who work together within the organization.

Timesheets - Records of the hours employees have worked, including their recorded start, end, and break times.

Absence Approvals - The page for reviewing and approving employees' absence requests, such as vacation or sick leave.

Punch Approvals - The webpage for reviewing and approving employees' recorded clock-ins, clock-outs, or time entries.

Groups - A way to organize team members based on shared characteristics, such as department, team type, role, or other common criteria. Groups help you manage and organize your workforce more efficiently.

Projects - Specific tasks, initiatives, or pieces of work that employees can track their working time against.

Clients - Customers or external organizations that projects or tracked working hours can be associated with.

Schedules - Planned working hours that define when employees are expected to work.

Contracts - Agreements that define an employee's working conditions, such as working hours, break hours, employment period, or pay-related terms.

Pay period - A report that summarizes employees’ tracked working hours, attendance, absences, and other time-related data for a specific pay period.

Attendance - A report that provides an overview of employees’ attendance, including working time, absences, late arrivals, and other attendance-related information.

Mapping - A report that provides an overview of employees’ locations and movement during their working hours, helping you monitor where work activity takes place.