# Glossary

Use this glossary to familiarise yourself with key terms related to audits in Sprinto.

<table><thead><tr><th width="143.09375">Term</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Audit</strong></td><td>A structured process for assessing compliance with a specific framework or internal requirement.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Partner Audit</strong></td><td>A pre-configured audit based on a recognised framework (e.g. SOC 2, ISO 27001), typically available to Plan 1 and 2 users.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Custom Audit</strong></td><td>A flexible audit type where you define your own requirements and scope. Available to Plan 3 and 4 users.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Framework</strong></td><td>A standard or regulation against which your organisation is being audited (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Requirement</strong></td><td>A specific control, standard, or checklist item that must be satisfied to complete an audit.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evidence</strong></td><td>Documentation or data used to support compliance with a specific requirement.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Task</strong></td><td>An action assigned to a team member to collect or submit evidence for a requirement.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit Status</strong></td><td>The current lifecycle stage of the audit (e.g. In Progress, Shared with Auditor, Completed).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Requirement Status</strong></td><td>The progress stage of an individual requirement (e.g. Pending, In Review, Ready for Audit, Audited).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evidence Collection Period</strong></td><td>The defined time range during which evidence must be collected for the audit.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Auditor</strong></td><td>The person or organisation reviewing and validating your audit requirements and evidence.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Summary Page</strong></td><td>The main dashboard of an audit where you can view and edit high-level audit details.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Requirements Tab</strong></td><td>A dedicated tab where you can view, add, edit, or remove audit requirements.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Controls</strong></td><td>Security or compliance practices implemented in your environment, which can be mapped to audit requirements.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>CSV Upload</strong></td><td>A method for importing audit requirements in bulk using a formatted spreadsheet file.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit Dashboard</strong></td><td>A consolidated view showing progress across audits, tasks, and requirement statuses.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Share with Auditor</strong></td><td>A function that creates a read-only view of the audit for the auditor to review submitted evidence.</td></tr></tbody></table>