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Glossary
Key ARGUS terms defined.
This glossary defines the key ARGUS terms you’ll see across the dashboard and these docs.
Incident
A moment ARGUS flags because the activity on your cameras looks risky and worth
your attention. Each incident has a risk score, a camera, a time, and a short
summary. See Understanding incidents.
Risk score
A number from 0 to 100 that tells you how seriously to take an incident,
grouped into High (70+), Medium (40–69), and Low (under 40). See
Risk scores explained.
Recipient
A person who receives alerts. You can add recipients for SMS (a phone number)
and email, and turn each one on or off. See
Alerts & notifications.
Agent
The small ARGUS app that runs on an always-on computer in your store. It sees your
cameras on the local network and streams them to ARGUS for analysis — no new
hardware required. See Add a camera.