Glossary

Term	Definition
Department	A set of devices that are selling the same products inside the same store ie. (self-checkout, Fruit and veg scales)
Device	POS, Scale, a self-checkout or handle-held unit that selects products using the recognition API
Loss	A selection that the API is confident will cause the retailer to lose money.
Options	The set of possible products returned by the API.
Product	Item to be recognised with a price and identified by an identifier provided by the customer.
Recognition	A single attempt to recognise a product. It can have multiple images as input and has a unique Id.
Retailer	An entity that sells items operates stores, and defines a set of product IDs
Selection	The product that is selected by the user after a recognition
Store	Location where a retailer sells products and where devices are physically present.
Transaction	The Sale event that the detection is assisting with, the Recognition Service does not track this but accepts transaction information from the Caller for analytics generation.