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Glossary

Key OSINT terms and Osintracker-specific concepts, in alphabetical order.

Connector

A feature that converts a JSON file exported from an external OSINT service into entities and relationships, without any API key. See Connectors.

Critical

A flag on an entity (red outline) or relationship (red colour) marking it as high-importance. See Entities → Analysis attributes.

Edge

The visual representation of a relationship — the line connecting two nodes on the graph.

Entity

A typed piece of information in an investigation (a person, email, IP, account, location…). Drawn as a node on the graph. See Entities.

Evaluation

An entity attribute that shows coloured bands based on its value, used to grade or qualify it. See Entities → Analysis attributes.

Family

The top level of the entity taxonomy (e.g. Generic, Internet, Social Network). Each family has a colour code; each contains several types. See Entity types.

Graph

The interactive node-link diagram at the centre of an investigation, powered by Cytoscape.js. See Navigating the graph.

IndexedDB

The browser database where Osintracker stores all your data locally. Your data is never sent to a server. See Privacy & data.

Investigation

A single case: a named container for entities, relationships, positions and an associated resource set. See Investigations.

Layout

An automatic node-arrangement algorithm. Osintracker offers Mesh (physics-based) and Tree (hierarchical). See Layouts.

Node

The visual representation of an entity on the graph: an icon, a colour (its family or a custom colour), a shape, and an optional label.

.osintracker file

The full export/backup format containing all your investigations, entities, relationships and custom resources. Plaintext — store it securely. See Backup.

OSINT

Open Source Intelligence — collecting and analysing information from publicly available sources.

Persistent storage

A browser permission that prevents your IndexedDB data from being evicted during disk cleanups. Recommended on first launch. See Backup → Persistent storage.

Pivoting

Moving from one known identifier to new ones (e.g. email → linked accounts) to expand an investigation. See Methodology → Pivoting.

Progress badge

A small marker on a node recording verification status: Done, Exclamation, False positive, Question, Stop, Pending. See Entities → Visual attributes.

Rating

A 0–3 score on an entity or relationship; higher ratings draw thicker edges. Often used for confidence. See Relationships.

Reference data

The fixed content that defines the app's taxonomy and tools (entity types, families, built-in resources). It is bundled into Osintracker rather than fetched from a server, so it loads with the app and contains none of your investigation data. See Privacy & data.

Relationship

A typed, optionally dated and sourced link between two entities, drawn as an edge. See Relationships.

Resource

An OSINT tool or service registered in Osintracker, shown in an entity's detail panel based on its type. Can open with the entity's value pre-filled. See Resource library.

Resource file

A CSV catalogue of resources you can import or export, handy for sharing a toolset with a team. See Create a resource file.

Resource set

A custom grouping of resources associated with an investigation, so the right tools surface for a given case type. See Resource sets.

Type

The second level of the taxonomy under a family (e.g. email address, domain name). Determines a node's icon and shape. See Entity types.

Type ID

The internal identifier of a type, used in CSV/JSON imports (typeId) and resource files (typesTargeted). Copy it from Main menu → Types selector or the Entity types reference.

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