Terms are defined here in the way this documentation uses them.
People and access
Admin or operator : A trusted person who manages a service through a protected page. An admin area may require Cloudflare Access or another sign-in step.
Resident-facing : A page or flow intended for residents or guests, rather than maintainers.
Pub tender : A person working a scheduled pub shift. “Tender” in these docs refers to the role, not a payment or procurement process.
Protected route : A page or API endpoint that is not open to the public. Access may be enforced before a request reaches the application.
Services and delivery
API (application programming interface) : A structured way for software to request or update information. API reference pages are mainly for technical readers and automation maintainers.
Cloudflare Access : The sign-in layer used in front of some admin pages and APIs. It can verify a person’s identity or a trusted automated service.
Cloudflare Pages : Hosting used for websites made mostly of static files, with optional server-side functions.
Cloudflare Worker : Server-side code that runs on Cloudflare’s network when it receives a request or scheduled event.
Cron or scheduled task : Work that runs automatically at a defined time or interval.
Deployment : A specific version of a service made available in an environment such as production.
Environment variable : Configuration supplied to a running service without hard-coding the value. Secret values must never be copied into these docs.
Route or endpoint
: A URL path handled by a site or API, such as /events or /api/health.
Webhook : An HTTP request one service sends to notify another service that something happened.
Data and integrations
D1 : Cloudflare’s SQL database. It stores structured rows such as subscriptions, elections, shifts, or audit events.
Durable Object : A Cloudflare component used when requests need coordinated state, such as token validation or TV pairing.
ICS calendar feed : A calendar file or subscription URL that apps such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook can read.
KV (key-value storage) : Storage that retrieves a value by name. It is useful for configuration or content that does not require database-style queries.
Notion integration : A connection that reads from or writes to an approved Notion database. Notion is a content source for some services, not the public website itself.
R2 : Cloudflare’s object storage for files such as images, generated calendar feeds, and exports.
Resend : The provider used by some services to send transactional email such as calendar links or voting invitations.
Turnstile : A privacy-conscious bot check used on some public forms.
Reliability and security
Audit log : A record of important actions, usually including what happened and when. It supports troubleshooting and accountability.
Health check or heartbeat : A signal that a service or device is reachable and still reporting. A stale heartbeat may indicate a network, power, or software problem.
Idempotent : Safe to retry without creating an extra copy or repeating the same side effect.
Magic link : A time-limited link sent to an email address to verify access without asking the user to create a password.
Rate limit : A cap on how frequently a client can perform an action, used to reduce abuse and accidental overload.
Secret : A credential such as an API key, access token, or private signing value. Documentation may name a secret but must never contain its real value.
Source of truth : The authoritative location for a kind of information. For example, GitHub Issues own planned work, while a service repository owns its exact implementation.