Terms
- Actual Date Analysis
- Measuring metrics and events based on the actual date in which they occurred, regardless of the users' conversion date. Opposite of Cohort Date Analysis. See Ways of Measuring Events.
- Actual Event
- Any defined in-app user interaction in a given time period, regardless of the user's conversion date. See Ways of Measuring Events.
- Ad Fraud
- Attempts to deceive advertising platforms with fake engagement activity, such as fake ad clicks and fake app installs. Learn more
- Ad Monetization
- Earning revenue by showing ads in your mobile app. Singular can track ad revenue as well as in-app purchase revenue to give you your complete campaign ROI. Learn more
- Ad Revenue Attribution
- Singular can provide attribution data on your ad revenue and help you get deeper insights on how your ad revenue impacts your ROI. Learn more
- API-based Integration
- A partner integration that sends data to Singular via an API call.
- ASID
- App Set ID: A developer-scoped device ID on Android devices. Learn more about device IDs
- Attribution
- The process in which an ad network or attribution provider credits an install or conversion to a marketing means, such as an ad click. Learn more
- Attribution Window
- Also called the attribution lookback window, this is the number of days prior to the install that the tracker looks for ad views or ad clicks to attribute the install to. Ad engagements that are older (fall outside the attribution window) will not be considered for attribution. Attribution windows are configurable. Learn more
- Click Injection
- A form of ad fraud in which the fraudster detects a real app install and creates a fake click (or impression) in order to hijack the install attribution.
- Click-Through Attribution
- Attributing a conversion to a preceding ad click. Compare View-Through Attribution, in which a conversion is credited to a preceding ad view (ad impression).
- Coarse Conversion Value
- In SKAN 4, a conversion value whose possible values are "low", "medium", or "high", as opposed to the fine conversion value, which is a number between 0 and 63. Learn more
- Cohort
- A group of users that share a conversion date, e.g. all users who installed the app on March 1, 2023. Learn more
- Cohort Date Analysis
- Measuring metrics and events based on the users' conversion date, regardless of the actual date the events occurred. Opposite of Actual Date Analysis. See Ways of Measuring Events.
- Cohort Event
- Any defined in-app user interaction in a given time period, by the users of a particular cohort i.e. by users who have a shared conversion date. Learn more
- Conversion Model
- A way to encode information about a user's post-install activity into the SKAdNetwork conversion value. Learn more
- Conversion Value
- A value included in an SKAdNetwork postback. The conversion value is the only way to get any information about an install and the user's post-install activity in the SKAdNetwork framework.
- Creatives
- The images, videos, and text copy used in your ads.
- Custom User ID
- The internal ID of the user within an app or web product, sometimes consisting of the user's email address. Also called Customer User ID.
- Data Connector
- Singular's integration with an ad network or other source of information. Setting up a data connector allows Singular to ingest data from that source. Learn more.
- Data Destination
- Singular's ETL service that helps you feed data directly into your data warehouse, storage service, or BI platform.
- Data Governance
- Systems, rules, and processes for large organizations to manage large quantities of data.
- Deferred Deep Link
- A tracking link that leads to a specific page or experience inside the app, even if the user's app isn't installed yet. It waits until the user installs the app to show the app content. Learn more
- Deep Link
- A tracking link that not only opens the app (if it already exists on the user's mobile device) but also leads to a specific page or experience inside the app, e.g., a specific product in an e-commerce app. Learn more
- Deterministic
- Deterministic attribution is attribution performed based on a device identifier. Learn more
- Enrichment
- A process Singular performs to fill in gaps in your network or tracker data using available context.
- Estimated Metrics
- Also referred to as interpolated data. When certain metrics from network data are unavailable in the same granularity as tracker data, Singular can interpolates these metrics proportionately. Learn more
- Event
- Any post-conversion interaction by the user within your app. Can be revenue events (purchases) or non-revenue events (video view, level up etc.) Learn more
- File-based Integration
- A partner integration that sends data to Singular via a file system such as an Amazon S3 bucket, GDrive, or email.
- First Event
- The first instance of a particular in-app interaction being performed by a user within the given date range. See Ways of Measuring Events.
- Fraud Protection Methods
- Out-of-the-box fraud detection and prevention tools that are part of the Singular tracker product. Learn more
- GAID
- Google Advertising ID: A user-resettable device ID on Android devices. Learn more about device IDs
- IDFA
- ID for Advertising: A device identifier on iOS devices. Learn more about device IDs
- IDFV
- ID for Vendors: An identifier on iOS devices that can be used for tracking events on a specific app when Limit Ad Tracking is enabled. Learn more about device IDs
- Install Fraud
- A form of ad fraud where the perpetrator creates fake app installs and fake users for the purpose of getting the installs attributed. Learn more
- Install Referrer
- A privacy-first, 100% accurate attribution method that is specific to Android and the Google Play Store. Learn more
- In-App Events
- Any interactions between the user and your app following the install, such as logging in, leveling up, or making a purchase.
- Join
- A process of combining your network and tracker data using matching dimensions. Learn more
- Last-Click Attribution
- An attribution model in which the credit for the conversion (install/re-engagement) is given to the last ad the user interacted with.
- Limit Ad Tracking
- LAT: A feature that allows end-users to block ad personalization and hide their device ID from apps and MMPs.
- LTV
- Lifetime Value: All the revenue gained by an app or other product from a user (as opposed to time-limited revenue metrics, such as 30-day revenue).
- Macro
- A dummy parameter value (e.g., "{os}") placed in a Singular Link or a postback definition in order to be replaced with the actual value (e.g., "android") in real time.
- Media Source
- An ad network or other entity that serves ads.
- Mediation Platform
- A service that optimizes performance across ad networks by searching for the best ad inventory and opportunities. Singular can integrate with your mediation platforms to get ad revenue attribution data.
- MMP
- A mobile measurement partner is a service that helps brands and apps measure marketing campaign performance across all their sources and channels. Used interchangeably with "tracker" or "attribution provider". Learn more
- Multi-Touch Attribution
- MTA: An attribution model in which the credit for the conversion (install/re-engagement) is shared between different ads the user interacted with.
- Network Data
- The campaign data that is reported by your ad network. Usually includes upper-funnel metrics such as impressions, clicks, and cost. Learn more
- Organic
- A conversion that does not stem from paid marketing. If an install is deemed to be organic, it is not attributed to any network.
- P1
- In SKAdNetwork 4 (SKAN 4): shorthand for the first postback sent for a conversion. Learn more about the three postbacks
- P2
- In SKAdNetwork 4 (SKAN 4): shorthand for the second postback sent for a conversion. Learn more about the three postbacks
- P3
- In SKAdNetwork 4 (SKAN 4): shorthand for the third postback sent for a conversion. Learn more about the three postbacks
- Placement
- A field in Singular reporting that says where/when the ad was displayed in the website/app (the precise meaning varies between networks). Not to be confused with Ad Placement (which is an Ad Mon-specific dimension).
- Postback
- An automatic notification that Singular sends to a partner network or to an advertiser about an install (including attribution decision), a user session, a post-install user event, and more. Postbacks are configurable in the Partner Configuration page. Learn more
- Probabilistic
- Probabilistic attribution is attribution based on device properties such as the IP address rather than a device identifier. It is less accurate than deterministic attribution and is not supported on iOS devices. Learn more
- Quality Score
- A field in Singular reporting that contains the rating for the quality of ad content and landing pages, as compared to advertisers. Learn more in the Metrics and Dimensions Glossary
- Re-attribution
- The action of changing the attribution to a different source from the original one. In Singular, this can happen in cases of re-engagement. Learn more
- Re-engagement
- When the user clicks on a retargeting ad that leads them to open an app or webste that they have already used before. Learn more
- Retargeting
- A type of mobile marketing campaign that targets existing users of an app/website and aims to get them to re-engage with the product. Learn more
- SAN
- Self-attributing network: an ad network that makes attribution decisions for itself without the use of third-party MMPs. SAN campaigns do not use Singular tracking links. Also called "Self-reporting network" (SRN). e.g. Facebook, Snapchat, Apple Search Ads.
- Session
- Any time the end-user launches the app or opens the website. Sessions are used to measure user retention.
- Singular SDK
- A package of marketing tools and functions that you add to your mobile app or website to track your marketing performance. The Singular SDK also provides attribution for your ads. Available on a number of platforms. Learn more.
- SKAdNetwork
- An Apple framework for mobile app install attribution that preserves the user's privacy. Learn more
- SKAN
- Singular's SKAdNetwork solution, offering smart conversion value management that can be configured through the Singular app. Learn more
- SKAN Managed Mode
- A way of working with SKAdNetwork in which the Singular SDK takes care of updating the conversion value based on the conversion model you configured in the Singular app. Managed mode is the default and recommended way to use Singular's SKAdNetwork solution. Learn more in the iOS SDK integration guide
- SKAN Manual Mode
- A way of working with SKAdNetwork in which you update the conversion value by yourself in the code of your app. Learn more in the iOS SDK integration guide
- Source
- In Singular reporting, a source is an ad network or other third-party platform in which you advertised your product.
- Source ID
- In SKAdNetwork: A four-digit value included in SKAN 4 postbacks that can be used to identify the advertising campaign as well as provide additional information. Replaces the two-digit Campaign ID value used in SKAN 3. Learn more
- Testing Console
- Singular's testing console helps you fire events and verify your Singular SDK integration is done correctly. Go to Developer Tools > Testing Console.
- Touchpoint
- An end-user's interaction with an ad (click or view).
- Tracker Data
- The performance data collected by your attribution tracker. This includes lower-funnel metrics such as installs, post-install events, and revenue. Learn more in the FAQs.
- Tracking Link
- The link activated when an end-user clicks on an ad. The link notifies your MMP of the view or click and can include additional information, such as the campaign ID.
- Unique Event
- Any in-app interaction performed at least once by users in a given date range. Use unique events to measure the number of users who triggered the event, rather than the number of event triggers. See Ways of Measuring Events.
- Unmapped Data
- Unmapped Data is data that isn't attached to an app or platform. The App field will be "N/A" and/or the Platform field will be "Unknown". See Unmapped Data and Mapping Keys FAQ.
- View-through Attribution
- Attributing a conversion to a preceding ad view (ad impression) rather than an ad click.