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# Glossary

> Important terms related to Razorpay Recurring Payments.

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The following table lists all the commonly used terms and their definitions used in Recurring Payments:

| Term                      | Definition                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Customer                  | The person for whom you are creating the recurring payment or authorisation transaction.                                                               |
| Order                     | Every payment should have an order associated with it. You must create a separate order for the authorisation transaction and every subsequent charge. |
| Authorisation Transaction | The payment made by the customer to authorise the selected payment method.                                                                             |
| Authorisation Payment     | One of the ways of collecting an authorisation transaction using the Razorpay Standard Checkout.                                                       |
| Registration Link         | One of the ways of collecting an authorisation transaction using a link sent to the customer.                                                          |
| Token                     | When a customer's selected payment method is authorised, a token is generated. A token represents mandate registration.                                |