Song made in answer to a previous song, normally performed by another artist.
ASIN
Amazon Standard Identification Number, a unique identifier for each product on Amazon. Example: B07D31BQHX
Author
Artist who wrote the lyrics of a work
Broadcast
Movie, TV show, TV commercial, radio show, radio commercial.
Composer
Artist who wrote the music of a work
Content type
Classification of releases: Album, EP, single or video.
Double A-side
A release without an explicit A-side
EAN
European Article Number. Also known as bar code. Unique identifier, in this context used for releases.
Format type
Subclassification of releases based on physical characteristics. Examples: 7'', CD, Tape, etc...
(In)transitive credits
The credits of the root work are (not) transposed into the credits of the adaptation.
IPI
Interested Parties Information. International identification number assigned to songwriters and publishers to uniquely identify rights holders.
Label series
Set of releases which belong to the same number sequence. Example: CK 45012, CK 45013, CK 45014, etc...
Live show
Stage production, concert, stage musical, ballet, opera or public event
Original
The first performance of a work, either first performed live, broadcasted, recorded or released.
℗
Sound recording copyright symbol. Provides notice of copyright in a sound recording (known as "performance" on SHS), embodied in a phonorecord (known as "release" on SHS). See Wikipedia.
Performance
A version of a work performed by one or more performing artists.
PRO
Performing Rights Organization. Examples: ASCAP, BMI, GEMA, etc...
Release
The physical or digital carrier of a performance. Think of a vinyl single, a CD album, a digital track, etc...
Romanization
Replacing text written in one script with the characters of the Roman alpabet.
Submission
A cover any user suggests to be added to the database. A submission has be processed by an editor to become a database entry.
Trac
Tracking system used in this project for enhancements and bugs.
Transliteration
Replacing text written in one script with the characters of another script.
UPC
Universal Product Code. Also known as bar code. Unique identifier, in this context used for releases.
Vocalise
A performance with vocals but without words. Instead, it features one or more vowel sounds.
Version
A performance of a work
Work
The immaterial concept of a musical piece of art, limited by what's defined in advance ("the score").
