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## Resource: Terminology

## Article: Terminology

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/benefit-programs/terminology.md

## Article Content:

# Terminology
The Benefit Programs APIs provide functionality to create and manage benefit programs.

This article contains a comprehensive list of the various terms and concepts used in Benefit Programs and its APIs.

## Balance
A [balance](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/benefit-programs/balances/introduction.md) is amount of available [credits](#credit) in a [pool](#pool).

## Beneficiary 
A beneficiary is the visitor enrolled in a [program](#program) who's entitled to [redeem benefits](#redeeming-a-benefit) in the [program's](#program) [pools](#pool). The beneficiary is enrolled in the program's pools.

## Benefit
A benefit is a configuration of [items](#item) and an associated price in [credits](#credit).

## Cascade
Parameter that determines when changes to a [program definition](#program-definition) or [pool definition](#pool-definition) are applied to associated programs and pools. For example, if a pool definition is added to a program definition, the time at which associated pools will be created in the associated programs.

## Credit 
Credits is the currency used in benefit programs. Credits can be given a display name, such as `Tokens`.

## Item set
An item set is a list of [items](#item) contained by a specific [benefit](#benefit). 

## Item
An [item](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/items/introduction.md) is a reference to a reward, product, or service provided by another app. Each benefit item is contained by 1 [benefit](#benefit).

## Pool definition
A [pool definition](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/pool-definitions/introduction.md) is a configuration of [benefits](#benefit) and [credit](#credit) settings that acts as a template for future [pools](#pool).

## Pool
A [pool](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/pools/introduction.md) is a configuration of [benefits](#benefit) and [credit](#credit) settings assigned to a [beneficiary](#beneficiary). The beneficiary can [redeem benefits](#redeeming-a-benefit) in the pool if there are enough available credits in the pool's associated [balance](#balance).

## Program definition
A [program definition](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/program-definitions/introduction.md) is a list of [pool definitions](#pool-definition) that acts as a template for future [programs](#program). 

## Program
A [program](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/programs/introduction.md) is a list of [pools](#pool) assigned to a beneficiary.

## Provisioning
Creating a program and assigning a beneficiary to it. 

Learn more about [provision programs](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/benefit-programs-lifecycle.md#provisions-programs).

## Redeeming a benefit 
Exchanging [credits](#credit) for rewards, products, or services.

## Transaction 
A [transaction](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/transactions/introduction.md) is a record of a change to a [balance](#balance).