The documentation makes use of the following terminology:
| Term | Definition | 
|---|---|
| Engineering Data | The cell of a system in the Project Schematic that contains engineering data. The default name is Engineering Data. | 
| Property | 
        The identifier for the singular information (for example, Density) that together with other properties defines or models the behavior of the material. A property is always defined by at least one table (tabular data). Some properties can contain a collection of tabular data (for example, Isotropic Elasticity).  | 
| Property data | The identifier for tabular data (for example, Young's Modulus). |