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Wageso glossary

Understand the personal finance, privacy, backup, sync, transaction, currency, and filtering terms used across Wageso guides.

45 terms
A

A

2 terms

B

B

2 terms

Backup

A protected copy of the information needed to recover your Wageso data if you change devices or lose access.

C

C

3 terms

Category

A way to group income or expenses so you can understand where money comes from and where it goes.

D

D

4 terms

Data & Sync

The Settings area for sync status, syncing data to a device, viewing the private key, and managing key backup options.

Decimal places

The display setting that controls how many digits appear after the decimal point for money amounts.

Deposit

An account movement used when money enters a tracked account without coming from another tracked account.

E

E

3 terms

Expense

Money going out, such as groceries, rent, subscriptions, loan payments, or everyday spending.

F

F

3 terms

G

G

1 term

H

H

1 term

I

I

4 terms

iCloud Key Backup

The iCloud-based flow for backing up or accessing your private key when iCloud Drive is available.

Income

Money coming in, such as salary, freelance payments, rent income, or any other positive cash flow.

M

M

1 term

Month start day

A setting for choosing how your monthly view should begin when your financial month does not follow the calendar month exactly.

O

O

2 terms

P

P

5 terms

Preferred currency

A currency you keep available for quick selection when adding income, expenses, subscriptions, travel spending, or other entries.

Private key / Personal Key

The recovery key that protects access to your encrypted Wageso data. Keep it somewhere safe because it is needed when restoring access.

R

R

4 terms

Restore

Bringing your Wageso data back on a device by using the recovery information you saved earlier.

S

S

3 terms

Sync to this device

The Data & Sync action used to bring your synced Wageso data onto the current device.

T

T

3 terms

Transaction

Any income or expense entry you add to Wageso to keep your monthly financial picture up to date.

Transfer

An account movement for money moving from one tracked account to another, including movements between different currencies.

U

U

2 terms

W

W

2 terms

Withdraw

An account movement used when money leaves a tracked account without going to another tracked account.