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title: "Argus reporting glossary: terms you'll see across your reports"
description: "Glossary of terms used across Argus Reporting: report categories, output formats, RUC and eRUC."
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# Argus reporting glossary: terms you'll see across your reports
## A short glossary of terms used across Argus Reporting, covering report categories, output formats, and the RUC and eRUC abbreviations, in alphabetical order.
This glossary defines terms you'll see across the Reporting section of Argus. It only defines terms confirmed by a dated source, in alphabetical order, so some report-specific terms are left out rather than guessed at — see the last section below.
**Also known as / customers also ask:** reporting glossary, report terms, what does RUC mean, what does eRUC mean, reporting definitions, report categories
### eRUC (electronic RUC)
- eRUC refers to the electronic form of Road User Charges (RUC), handled through **Smart eRUC**, which manages electronic RUC purchase rather than paper licences.
### Report categories
- The Reporting catalogue is organised into six categories: Asset, Fleet, Health & Safety, Advanced, Driver and Fuel.
### Report output formats
- Reports can be produced in three formats: Web Version, Printer-Friendly PDF, and CSV.
### RUC (Road User Charges)
- RUC stands for Road User Charges, the New Zealand regulatory scheme for road-use compliance on diesel and other RUC-liable vehicles. RUC appears across several Argus features and reports, including Compliance, Smart Renew, Smart eRUC and RUC Collect.
## What terms aren't defined here?
Precise definitions for some report-specific terms — including what counts as a "stop" or an "idle" period, how utilisation is calculated, the thresholds used for fatigue-related reports, and what the Location Snapshot Report captures — aren't documented in any source available for this glossary. Rather than guess, these are left out; [contact Argus support](https://support.argustracking.com/new-request) if you need a definition that isn't listed here.
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