Glossary

AskCal's own words, each linked to the page that defines it in full.

Word	Means here	Not to be confused with	From
scan	A photo of a meal sent for an estimate. The only metered action.	a barcode or search lookup, which is free	metering
estimate	The foods and grams the estimator returns for a scan or a typed meal.	a confirmed meal	estimator-is-config
estimator	The model provider behind one interface; Gemini's free tier by default.	the app	estimator-is-config
the ask	The one question the app asks when the answer changes the number. Shown in amber.	a form	the-ask
≈ (confidence mark)	The mark that says how a number was arrived at.	a warning	confidence
grams	The record macros scale from.	a measure, which is only how an amount is spoken	grams-are-the-record
meal screen	The one route that holds a meal from estimate to deletion.	the old scan and food screens	one-meal-screen
AskCal Plus	The one paid tier, monthly or yearly.	the free scan allowance	plus-subscription
eval	pnpm eval, the accuracy run every estimator change needs.	a unit test	accuracy-is-measured