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Two more terms.
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Craig Earls 2014-04-01 13:13:40 -07:00
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reports. This process is now done with the Ledger software which creates
reports from the journal. A journal is sometimes called a register.
**Posting**: A single debit or credit line of a transaction. A posting
comprises an account and the debit or credit amount. It also inherits the
shared description and date from the transaction. In the Ledger software,
a posting may also have metadata and an account state.
**Report**: A summary made from a journal of transactions. Each
transaction affects accounts and those effects are collated and totaled.
The two most common reports are the balance sheet, which shows what is
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[§ Transaction State](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Transaction-state);
[§ Cleared Report](
http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Cleared-Report)
**Virtual Posting**: an annotation posting in a transaction, similar in form as a regular posting but not required to balance debits and
credits. It is often used to support
[Fund Accounting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fund_accounting) and various reports will collate and summarize virtual postings. Virtual postings should not be
confused with virtual posting costs.
[§ Virtual Postings](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Virtual-postings)
[§ Working with Multiple Funds and Accounts](http://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Working-with-multiple-funds-and-accounts)