Glossary · twenty terms
Words we use on plans and in handovers
This page defines twenty terms that appear on timing boards, margin ledgers and release notes from Echo Drift Spark. Each definition is one or two plain sentences — enough to read a handover folder without asking for a translation.
A–F
- Approval log
- A dated list of who signed each version and which file name matches that sign-off.
- Board read
- The Monday morning ritual of naming every card, owner and risk on the timing wall.
- Card
- A physical or exported row representing one deliverable moving across columns.
- Channel map
- A diagram of where messages appear and which audience each surface serves.
- Draft column
- The second column on the board where work-in-progress cards sit before review.
- Freeze date
- The last day a message may change without moving the release window.
- Handover folder
- The final directory of assets, release note, margin sheet and schedule PDF.
G–P
- Intake mark
- The blue pencil notation that records receipt, requester and deadline on the schedule.
- Launch window
- A fixed public date with reverse-scheduled dependencies documented on the board.
- Margin ledger
- The two-column block of short definitions beside longer explanatory prose.
- Margin sheet
- Paper beside the draft where approvers initial their review.
- Message hierarchy
- The ordered list of what must be understood first, second and optionally.
- Night plate
- A full-bleed photograph band with celadon hairlines above and below.
- Production sprint
- A three-to-four-week focus on one release window with daily card moves.
Q–Z
- Release column
- The leftmost column on the board where approved work waits to go live.
- Release note
- A one-page summary of what published, what held and the next checkpoint.
- Review mark
- Green or red corner tick showing whether approvers have signed the margin sheet.
- Risk register
- A short list of dependencies that could move a card into the red column.
- Timing rail
- The vertical celadon rule with square markers used for engagement shapes.
- Version mark
- A suffix on file names showing draft number and date of last change.
When a term in your organisation already has a meaning, tell us during intake and we will note the mapping on the margin ledger rather than forcing ours. When you need to see these terms in motion, read Drafting Board for the mark sequence.
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