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+\f0\fs28 \cf0 Everything begins with a journal file---the anatomy of which is covered\
+in detail in chapter one.  To review: a @emph\{journal\} contains one or\
+more @emph\{transactions\}, each of which refers to two or more\
+@emph\{postings\}.  A @emph\{posting\} specifies that a given\
+@emph\{amount\} is added to, or subtracted from, an @emph\{account\}.\
+(@emph\{Accounts\} may be nested hierarchically by separating the elements\
+using a colon).  Lastly, an @emph\{amount\} is a figure representing a\
+given @emph\{quantity\} of a @emph\{commodity\}.  Here follows a review of\
+these terms, which are all used extensively throughout this chapter:\
+\
+@table @emph\
+@item journal\
+A journal is a data file containing a series of transactions.\
+\
+@item transaction\
+a transaction relates a group of two or more postings, with the absolute\
+constraint that the total sum of a transaction's postings must equal\
+zero.  That is, every transaction in a journal must @emph\{balance\} to zero.\
+\
+@item posting\
+Postings record how commodities are moved between accounts.  If you\
+spent money on a movie ticket, for example, such a transaction would have two\
+postings: One to show how the money was taken from your wallet, and\
+another to show how it was applied to your movie expenses.\
+\
+@item account\
+An account \
+\
+@item amount\
+\
+@item quantity\
+\
+@item commodity\
+@end table}
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