Glossary

The words Countdat uses, and what each one means.

Word	Means
counter	One table of rows about one thing, with its own definition.
tap	One row added from the tap screen.
answer	A page written from a counter's rows in reply to a question.
Show the working	The queries behind an answer, as one SQL script. More
History	Every count an answer has reached.
publish	Give an answer a fixed name and address, for citing.
job	A script that brings rows in on a schedule. More
probe	A fixed, signed health check a system answers without a database login. More
alert	A rule that watches a counter and tells a notify list. More
button	An action on a counter's rows - close, clear, correct. More
notify list	The people and addresses an alert tells.
void	How a row is "deleted": marked and kept, but left out of answers.
dry run	Trying a job or button on real data without saving anything.

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Updated 2026-10-09