Glossary
Plain-English meaning of the words used in Simplifyd MDM.
Admin — the role that can do everything, including wiping devices and managing people.
Agent — the small piece of software on a managed device that talks to the console.
Alert — a warning that a device is breaking a rule or has stopped reporting in.
Audit log — the permanent record of who did what and when. Nobody can edit or delete it.
Auditor — a read-only role. Can see devices, policies, and the audit log; can change nothing.
BYOD — "bring your own device". A device the person owns and uses for work. You may only remove work data from these, never everything.
Check-in — the moment a device contacts the console to report its state and collect new instructions. Normally every few minutes.
Command — a one-off instruction to a device: lock, restart, sync, lost mode, or wipe.
Compliant — the device is following every rule in its policy.
Corporate — a device the organisation owns.
Enrolment — the one-time setup that puts a device under management.
Enrolment token — the single-use code or QR code that lets a device join your fleet. Shown once.
Finding — one specific thing wrong on a device, with a severity of low, medium, or high.
Grace period — a short window where a rule is not met but the device is not yet treated as a failure, giving the user time to fix it.
Group — a label on devices used to assign policies and apps together.
Helpdesk — the role that can send device commands and view information, but cannot change configuration.
Lost mode — locks a device and shows a message on its screen so a finder knows who to contact. Reversible.
Managed Google Play — Google's business version of the Play store, used to deliver Android apps to managed devices.
MFA — multi-factor authentication. A six-digit code from your phone, on top of your password.
Non-compliant — the device is breaking at least one rule now.
Policy — the set of rules a device must follow. Assigned to groups, versioned every time it changes.
QR provisioning — enrolling an Android device by scanning a code during first-time setup.
Selective wipe — removes only work apps and work data, leaving personal content alone.
Serial number — the device's unique identifier. The fastest way to find a device in the console.
Sync — asks a device to check in right now and refresh its details. Changes nothing on the device.
Wipe — a full factory reset. Erases everything and removes the device from your fleet. Cannot be undone.