Glossary

Here's a list of commonly used words in Cal.com platform

WordDefinition
HostOwner of the event type, manages co-hosts, can cancel the booking, owns the video URL,etc.
Co-HostTheir presence is mandatory for the booking. This is someone that belongs in the team of the event type you're booking. An important member of the booking and their availability is used when making the booking.
SchedulerPerson who made the booking, can add guests, can cancel/edit the booking
GuestThis person will have no bearing on the event type, their presence is not mandatory in the booking and they're added by the Scheduler
LocationThe meeting location which can be anything from a physical address to a web conferencing link
SlugThe part of the URL which identifies specific resources, such as event page or user's public booking page. Eg: in the URL https://cal.com/john, we refer to john as a slug

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