# Android PED Terminology

HTML version: [Android PED Terminology](https://support.gladstonesoftware.cloud/kb/android-ped-terminology)

## Problem
This article explains the common terms you will meet when setting up or using Gladstone's integration with Verifone's Android platform. For Gladstone terms in general, see the [glossary](../guides/glossary.md).

## Resolution

Below are the most common terms you may encounter:

1. **Trinity**
   - Verifone's family name for the range of Android PED devices.

2. **T650p**
   - Wi-Fi connected payment terminal. `'p'` stands for `'portable'`.

3. **T650c**
   - Ethernet connected payment terminal. `'c'` means `'countertop'`.

4. **Verifone Central**
   - Administration portal for Verifone's Android platform.

5. **Android PED**
   - T650p or T650c payment terminal using the Android operating system.

6. **Organisation ID**
   - Your organisation's ID, used as part of the integration between Gladstone POS and the Verifone API. It is stored in [GMC](../guides/glossary.md) (Gladstone Management Console).

7. **Verifone API**
   - Short name for the Verifone Global Services Connector.

8. **Verifone Global Services Connector**
   - The Verifone API that Gladstone360 POS uses to communicate with the Verifone Android platform.

9. **API User**
   - User ID (GUID) used to authenticate Gladstone360 POS with the Verifone API. Obtained through Verifone Central and stored in GMC.

10. **API Key**
    - The authentication key (password) for the API User, used with the Verifone API. Obtained through Verifone Central and stored in GMC.

11. **PED**
    - PIN Entry Device, i.e., the payment terminal—T650p or T650c.

12. **Point of Interaction**
    - Verifone's term for any point on the Android platform where a transaction can occur. For Gladstone users, this refers to a T650 payment terminal.

13. **POI**
    - Abbreviation for "Point of Interaction".

14. **Basic Transaction Report**
    - Management report in Verifone Central showing a list of transactions for a particular day.

15. **Full Transaction Report**
    - A more detailed version of the Basic Transaction Report.

16. **Report Scheduler**
    - A function within Verifone Central that allows links to reports to be automatically emailed to recipients.

17. **Epoch Time**
    - Also known as "Unix Time". The number of seconds since 01/01/1970 00:00:00. Devices call an API to get the Epoch Time during time synchronisation.

18. **Connect Express**
    - Point of Sale App that allows the device to run as a non-integrated standalone device. A device cannot be integrated if Connect Express is installed.

## Notes

- For a comprehensive payment-related terminology list, see Verifone's official [Commerce Glossary](https://www.verifone.com/en/global/glossary/commerce-glossary).