Time Tracking Glossary

Billable hours

Billable hours are time entries that can be legitimately invoiced to a client. The difference betwee…

Billing Rate

A billing rate is the price per hour charged to a client for work performed. Time tracking tools use…

Idle detection

Idle detection pauses or flags a running timer when no keyboard or mouse activity is detected for a …

Idle Time Detection

Idle time detection is a time tracking feature that detects when a user's keyboard and mouse have be…

Overtime Calculation

Overtime calculation is the process of identifying hours worked beyond the standard working week and…

Payroll integration

Payroll integration connects time tracking software to payroll software, so approved hours automatic…

Project Budget Burn

Project budget burn is the rate at which a project's allocated hours or budget are consumed. Trackin…

Project tracking

Project tracking in time management software means attributing time entries to specific projects and…

Retroactive Time Entry

Retroactive time entry is the practice of logging time after the work was done — entering hours at e…

Time Entry

A time entry is a single logged record of work performed — typically containing: start/end time or d…

Time Rounding

Time rounding is the practice of adjusting clock-in and clock-out times to the nearest increment (ty…

Time Tracking Compliance

Time tracking compliance refers to the legal obligations around recording employee working hours — c…

Timesheet

A timesheet is the formal record of hours worked — who did what, when, for how long. The legal artif…

Timesheet Approval

Timesheet approval is a workflow in which a manager or project lead reviews and approves employee or…

Utilisation Rate

Utilisation rate is the percentage of an employee's or contractor's available hours that are billed …