# Terminology

Definitions used throughout the Account API documentation.

Product: Account API
Guides follow API reference 0.3.0 and event reference 0.2.0.
Canonical page: https://docs.axiym.io/account-api/concepts/terminology

| Term                 | Meaning                                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Axiym account        | A balance held with Axiym and identified by `accountId`.                                                                                                                     |
| Address book entry   | Your organization’s external bank account or wallet registered with Axiym and identified by `destinationId`.                                                                 |
| Source account       | The Axiym account that funds a withdrawal.                                                                                                                                   |
| Deposit instructions | The receiving bank details or wallet address of an Axiym account, returned by `GET /accounts/{accountId}/deposit-instructions`.                                              |
| Deposit              | The record of an incoming payment credited to an Axiym account, identified by `depositId`.                                                                                   |
| Destination          | The snapshot of the address book entry recorded on a withdrawal at creation: its `destinationId` and account or wallet details, without the entry's status or creation date. |
| Withdrawal           | The instruction and lifecycle resource for the outgoing transfer. Creation returns it in `PENDING_CONFIRMATION` status.                                                      |
| Confirmation         | The explicit action that moves a withdrawal from `PENDING_CONFIRMATION` to `PENDING` and begins execution.                                                                   |
| External reference   | Your stable reference for joining the withdrawal to your records.                                                                                                            |
| Event                | A signed notification of a resource change.                                                                                                                                  |