Source: https://docs.planekeeper.com/core-concepts/
Title: Core Concepts
Description: Core concepts of Planekeeper — how releases, scrape jobs, rule evaluation, alerts, and notifications fit together to monitor software versions.
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# Core Concepts

Understand how Planekeeper works under the hood.


## Pages in this section

- [Glossary](https://docs.planekeeper.com/core-concepts/glossary/index.md) — Definitions for all key terms used throughout the Planekeeper documentation.
- [How it works](https://docs.planekeeper.com/core-concepts/how-it-works/index.md) — The five-stage pipeline that powers Planekeeper's version lag detection, from gathering releases to delivering notifications.
- [Organizations and scoping](https://docs.planekeeper.com/core-concepts/organizations-and-scoping/index.md) — How Planekeeper's multi-tenant model works, including organizations, the Global organization, and scope filters.