| Word | Meaning |
| Audio content | Material made of recorded sound only |
| Audio-visual content | Material with both sound and moving pictures |
| Clip | A short piece of video |
| File extension | The letters after the dot in a file name that show its format |
| Video editing | Changing a recording, for example by cutting and joining |
| Trim | To keep only the part between a start and an end point |
| Crop | To cut away unwanted edges of the picture |
| Project library | The area of the editor that holds the videos you have added |
| Editing panel (storyboard) | The strip where clips are placed in playing order |
| Export | To save the edited project as a finished video file |
| Slow motion | Recording a quick event in many frames so it plays back slowly |