# Glossary

> Plain definitions of the Nodaro terms a newcomer meets, from workflow, node and connection to credits, presets, templates, MiniApps, MCP and the editions.

Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/glossary

This **glossary** defines the Nodaro terms you meet when you start, in one or two plain sentences each. The terms are in alphabetical order, and each one links to the page that explains it in full.

## A

**App.** A workflow published as a simple form with its own URL, so that people can run it without seeing the canvas. Nodaro calls apps MiniApps. See [Apps](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/apps).

**Asset.** A character, location, object or creature that Nodaro keeps the same in every image and video that uses it. Assets live in **My Library**. See [Assets and media](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media).

**Auto Connect.** A switch in the node picker. When it is on, a node you add from a selected node is connected to that node. See [Tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour#the-node-picker).

## B

**Bundle.** A connection mode that hands a whole list to the next node in one run, for example to join clips into one video. See [Connection modes](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections#connection-modes).

**Business edition.** The self-hosted edition of Nodaro for teams, with user management. See [Editions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/editions).

## C

**Canvas.** The space in the editor where you place and connect nodes. See [Tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour#the-canvas).

**Character.** An asset for a person who must look the same everywhere. You connect a [Character Asset](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/assets/character) node to image and video nodes, or mention it with `@`. See [Consistent characters](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/consistent-characters).

**Choose Best.** A node that turns many results into one, for example by letting an AI judge pick the best image. See [Choose Best](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/choose-best).

**Clear all results.** A button in the canvas toolbar that removes every result from the canvas and keeps your prompts and settings. See [Clear all results](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows#clear-all-results).

**Collect.** A node that gathers the results of several nodes into one list for each kind of media. See [Collect](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/collect).

**Community Edition.** The free edition of Nodaro that you run on your own server, under the Nodaro Sustainable Use License. See [Self-hosting](https://nodaro.ai/docs/self-hosting).

**Component.** A published, reusable group of nodes that works like one node, with its own inputs, settings and price. See [Components and sub-workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/components-and-sub-workflows).

**Connection.** The line that carries the result of one node into an input of another node. See [Nodes and connections](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections).

**Connection mode.** The setting of a connection that decides what passes through it: the selected result, one item, each item in turn, or all items at once. See [Connection modes](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections#connection-modes).

**Copilot.** An assistant on Nodaro Cloud that builds and edits workflows from a description, and proposes runs with their credit estimate. See [Build a workflow with the Copilot](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/workflow-copilot).

**Creative Controls.** The family of picker nodes, such as Mood, Lighting and Framing, that add tested wording to prompts. See [Creative Controls](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls).

**Creature.** An asset for an animal or an imaginary creature that must look the same everywhere. See [Creatures](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/creatures).

**Credits.** The unit you pay with for runs on Nodaro Cloud. Each node shows its price in credits before you run it. See [Credits](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/credits).

## E

**Each.** A connection mode that runs the next node once for every item of a list. See [Lists and batching](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/lists-and-batching).

**Edition.** One of the ways to use Nodaro: Nodaro Cloud, the Business edition or the Community Edition. See [Editions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/editions).

**Execute workflow.** The button at the bottom of the canvas that runs every node of the workflow in order. See [Running workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows).

**Execution.** One recorded run of a workflow, with the status of each node. The **Executions** page and tab list them. See [Executions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows#executions).

**Explore.** Two different places: the **Explore** tab of the home screen holds templates and tutorials, and the **Explore** entry of the sidebar opens the community library. See [Tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour#the-sidebar).

## F

**Factory preset.** A read-only preset that ships with Nodaro, such as a camera move for Generate Video. See [Presets](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/presets).

**Fan-out.** Running a node once for every item of a list, so that ten prompts give ten results. See [Lists and batching](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/lists-and-batching).

**Final view.** A view of a prompt that shows the exact text a node will send, with each part coloured by where it comes from. See [Prompt variables](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/prompt-variables#highlighting).

**Free credits.** The one-time grant of 1,500 credits that every new Nodaro Cloud account gets. See [Free credits](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/free-credits).

## G

**Gallery.** The Community Gallery, where people's public results appear. See [Assets and media](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media).

**Group.** A node that holds other nodes together on the canvas. See [Group](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/group).

## I

**Input.** A point on the left edge of a node that receives data from a connection. Its colour and icon show the kind of data it accepts. See [Nodes and connections](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections).

**Item.** A connection mode that passes one item of a list, chosen by its position, such as `1` or `last`. See [Connection modes](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections#connection-modes).

## L

**Label.** The name of a node on the canvas. You can use a label in a prompt as a variable, such as `{Mood}`. See [Prompt variables](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/prompt-variables).

**List.** A set of items, such as prompts or images, that a workflow processes one by one or all at once. The [List](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/list) node holds one. See [Lists and batching](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/lists-and-batching).

**Location.** An asset for a place that must look the same in every shot. See [Locations](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/locations).

**Look.** The input of image and video nodes that takes the wording of pickers such as Lighting and Mood. See [Nodes and connections](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections).

## M

**MCP.** The Model Context Protocol. It lets AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use Nodaro to make media, build workflows and run them. See [AI agents (MCP)](https://nodaro.ai/docs/mcp).

**Media Library.** A panel of the editor with your images, videos and audio, ready to add to the canvas. See [Assets and media](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media).

**MiniApp.** Nodaro's name for an app: a workflow published as a simple form with its own URL. The **MiniApps** entry of the sidebar lists them. See [Apps](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/apps).

**Model.** The AI model that a node runs, such as Nano Banana Pro or Kling 3.0. You choose it under **Provider** in the settings panel. See [Models](https://nodaro.ai/docs/models).

**My Files.** The page of the sidebar that lists the images, videos and audio in your account and shows your storage. See [Assets and media](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media).

**My Library.** Your saved characters, locations, objects and creatures. See [Assets and media](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/assets-and-media).

**My Recent Flows.** Your default project. New workflows, copies of templates and imported files go there. See [Workflows and projects](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/workflows-and-projects).

## N

**Node.** One step of a workflow that does one job, such as generating an image or merging a video with audio. See [Nodes and connections](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections).

**Node picker.** The menu you add nodes from, opened with Tab on the canvas. See [Tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour#the-node-picker).

**Nodaro Cloud.** Nodaro at [app.nodaro.ai](https://app.nodaro.ai), with every model, credits and no setup. See [Editions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/editions).

## O

**Object.** An asset for a product or a prop that must look the same everywhere. See [Objects](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/objects).

**Output.** A point on the right edge of a node that passes its result to other nodes. One output can feed many inputs. See [Nodes and connections](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections).

## P

**Picker.** A node that adds tested wording to a prompt, such as a mood, a lens or a lighting setup. A picker never runs a model and is free. See [Creative controls](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/creative-controls).

**Pre and post text.** Fixed text that Nodaro adds before and after a node's prompt at run time, hidden from app users. See [Prompt pre and post text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/prompt-pre-post-text).

**Present.** The tab of the editor where you share a workflow, publish it as a MiniApp or a template, and arrange its inputs and results. See [Workflows and projects](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/workflows-and-projects#share-a-workflow).

**Preset.** The saved settings of one node, under a name, that you can load onto any node of the same type. See [Presets](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/presets).

**Project.** A folder of workflows, for example for one client or one campaign. See [Workflows and projects](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/workflows-and-projects).

**Prompt.** The text that tells a model what to make. You type it in the node, or connect a node such as [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) to the **Prompt** input. See [Build your first workflow](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/first-workflow).

**Prompt variable.** A node's label in curly braces, such as `{Subject}`, that Nodaro replaces with that node's value at run time. See [Prompt variables](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/prompt-variables).

**Provider.** The setting where you choose the model of a node. See [Change the model](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/first-workflow#change-the-model).

## R

**Reference.** An image, video or audio file that a model uses as a guide, for example to keep a face the same. See [Reference roles](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/reference-roles).

**Repeat.** A setting of generation nodes that runs the node several times in one click, to get several versions. See [Running workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows).

**Result.** What a node made in a run, such as an image or a video. See [Results and versions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows#results-and-versions).

**Run.** One execution of a node or of a workflow. **Run** on a node runs only that node. See [Running workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows).

**Run from here.** A button that runs a node and every node connected after it, in order. See [Running workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows).

## S

**Selected.** The default connection mode, which passes the result that is selected on the node, normally the newest one. See [Connection modes](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/nodes-and-connections#connection-modes).

**Selector.** A node that picks items from a list, with a second output for the items it did not pick. See [Selector](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/selector).

**Settings panel.** The panel that shows every setting of one node. Double-click a node to open it. See [Tour of the editor](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/editor-tour#the-settings-panel).

**Skip Node.** A choice in the right-click menu of a node that keeps its current result and stops it from running again. See [Skip a node](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows#skip-a-node).

**Snippet.** Reusable text that you insert into a prompt by typing `/`. See [Prompt snippets](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/prompt-snippets).

**Sticky Note.** A note on the canvas for comments and instructions. It never runs. See [Sticky Note](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/sticky-note).

**Sub-workflow.** A workflow placed inside another workflow as one node, which you can open and edit in place. See [Components and sub-workflows](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/components-and-sub-workflows).

## T

**Template.** A ready-made workflow that you copy into your account for free and then change. See [Tutorials and templates](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/tutorials-and-templates).

**Tutorial.** A short video or a guided workflow from the Nodaro team that teaches one idea. See [Tutorials and templates](https://nodaro.ai/docs/get-started/tutorials-and-templates).

## V

**Version.** One of the results of a node. Each run adds a version and keeps the earlier ones. See [Results and versions](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/running-workflows#results-and-versions).

## W

**Workflow.** A canvas of connected nodes that makes a result, such as a narrated video from a script. See [Workflows and projects](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/workflows-and-projects).

**Workspace.** A shared space on Nodaro Cloud where a school or a team works together, with roles and shared work. See [Workspaces](https://nodaro.ai/docs/concepts/workspaces).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the difference between a node and a workflow?

A node is one step that does one job, such as generating an image. A workflow is a canvas of connected nodes that together make a result, such as a narrated video.

### What is the difference between a template and a preset?

A template is a whole workflow that you copy into your account. A preset is the saved settings of one node, which you load onto a node of the same type.

### What is the difference between an asset and a media file?

A media file is an image, video or audio file. An asset is a character, location, object or creature that Nodaro keeps the same in every image and video that uses it.

### What is MCP in Nodaro?

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, lets AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use Nodaro. Through it, an assistant can make images and videos, build workflows and run them for you.