Glossary
Definitions of the terms used in Nanabase and its documentation: workspaces, roles, private and shared contacts, review, cards and more.
The terms you see in the Nanabase app and in these docs, in alphabetical order.
A#
Activity feed#
A plain-language list of what happened, such as shares, approvals, imports and invitations, grouped by day. Owners and admins see the whole company; members and viewers see their own actions.
Admin#
A company role that reviews shared contacts, invites people, answers join requests, and manages members, settings and billing. An admin cannot delete the company or change the approval mode.
Approval mode#
The owner's choice of how strict review is: Strict (every shared contact waits for an admin), Semi (it goes in marked unverified) or Open (it goes in right away).
C#
Company Directory#
The one contact list a company shares. Every member can search it, and it shows who added each contact.
Company plan#
The paid plan for a company: $149 per month for up to 100 members and 10,000 company contacts.
Contribution#
A contact a member shared with the company. It can be pending, approved, rejected, withdrawn or expired.
D#
Default Role#
The role, Member or Viewer, that people get when they join a company by email domain.
F#
Free plan#
The plan every company starts on: up to 20 members and 1,000 company contacts, at no cost.
J#
Join request#
A request from someone who wants to join your company. Owners and admins approve it with a role, or reject it.
L#
Left for you#
Cards that visitors left for you from your public card page. They appear on My Contacts until you save or dismiss them.
Live profile#
A person's own Nanabase profile. A contact you saved can be connected to it, so you can pull in the details they keep up to date.
M#
Member#
A company role that keeps a private list, searches the directory, adds contacts and shares contacts for review.
My Card#
Your card in Nanabase: your name, photo, job and the contact details you choose to show, each with its own visibility.
My Contacts#
Your private contact list. Only you can see it, and it stays in your account if you leave a company.
O#
Owner#
The person who created a company workspace. The owner can do everything an admin can, plus choose the approval mode and delete the company.
P#
People & Access#
The part of the app where owners and admins manage members, invites, join requests and shared contacts waiting for review.
Private contact#
A contact in your own list. Nobody else can see it unless you share it.
Public share URL#
A link to your card that anyone can open. It shows your name and photo only, and you can turn it off or on at any time.
R#
Relationship owner#
The member who handles the relationship with a company contact.
S#
Shared contact#
A contact in the company directory. When you share a private contact, the company gets its own copy and your private copy stays with you.
Smart Organizer#
A tool that finds duplicates, contacts with the same name and missing details in your private list, and helps you merge them.
V#
Viewer#
A company role that can search and read the directory but cannot add, share or edit contacts.
Visibility#
How much of a company contact other members can see: Full, Limited or Request. On your card, each detail is Public, Connections, Company or Private.
W#
Who Knows#
A column in the directory that shows everyone on your team who shared the same contact.
Workspace URL#
The short name of a company workspace, chosen when the company is created. It cannot be changed.