Kachiing Glossary — Singapore Local Services, Explained
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# Kachiing Glossary — Singapore Local Services, Explained
Whether you're a first-time user looking to hire a home baker, a vendor setting up your shop page, or a business owner wanting to understand local services better — this glossary covers every term across the Kachiing platform and the Singapore local services landscape. Built on the Kampong Spirit: clear, honest, and useful to everyone.
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## Jump to a topic
[Platform & Community](#platform) · [Rewards & Community](#rewards) · [Home-Based Business](#home-services) · [Food & Cakes](#food) · [Beverage](#beverage) · [Beauty Services](#beauty) · [Cleaning & Household](#cleaning) · [Renovation](#renovation) · [Pets](#pets) · [Electronics & Repairs](#electronics) · [Automobile](#automobile) · [Education](#education) · [Health & Fitness](#health) · [Events & Weddings](#events) · [Games & Hobbies](#games)
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## Platform
### 01 · Platform & Community
All the terms you need to understand Kachiing — member shops, tasks, roles, rewards, nearby pages, and how content is structured.
**Key terms:** Member shop · Task · Contributor · Slug · Schema · Nearby page · Discount table · Patch notes
→ [Full platform glossary](/glossary/content)
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### 02 · Rewards & Community
How Kachiing's points, tiers, referrals, and task system works — and how to make the most of the community as a user or vendor.
**Key terms:** Points · Tiers · Referral · Task completion · Redemption · Leaderboard · Kampong Spirit
→ [Rewards glossary](/glossary/rewards) *(coming soon)*
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## Food & Drink
### 03 · Food & Cakes
Terms used by home bakers, caterers, and food vendors — from order types and halal certification to popular cake styles.
**Key terms:** Made-to-order · Preorder · MOQ · Halal · Mille crepe · Bento cake · Custom cake · SFA permit
→ [Food & cakes glossary](/glossary/food) *(coming soon)*
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### 04 · Beverage
Drinks terminology for Singapore coffee lovers, craft beer fans, cocktail explorers, and bubble tea regulars — what's actually in your cup.
**Key terms:** Kopi · Teh · Cold brew · Pour over · Craft beer · IBU · Mocktail · Bubble tea · Smoothie · Matcha
→ [Beverage glossary](/glossary/beverage) *(coming soon)*
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## Home & Lifestyle Services
### 05 · Home-Based Business
Singapore rules and schemes for running a business from home — HDB, URA, SFA licensing, and what you can and can't do legally.
**Key terms:** HDB scheme · Home Office Scheme · SFA licence · NEA · ACRA · GST · URA · Virtual office
→ [Home-based business glossary](/glossary/home-services) *(coming soon)*
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### 06 · Beauty Services
Terms used by home-based beauty vendors and their customers — treatments, certifications, and what to ask before booking.
**Key terms:** Lash lift · Brow lamination · Semi-permanent · Patch test · HDB salon · Gel nails · Lash extensions
→ [Beauty glossary](/glossary/beauty) *(coming soon)*
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### 07 · Cleaning & Household
Cleaning service types, aircon terminology, and domestic helper regulations every Singapore household should understand.
**Key terms:** Deep clean · Chemical wash · Gas top-up · Spring cleaning · Part-time helper · MOM · Work permit
→ [Cleaning glossary](/glossary/cleaning) *(coming soon)*
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### 08 · Renovation
HDB and condo renovation terms — contractor types, BTO timelines, ID vs contractor, and what all the renovation jargon actually means.
**Key terms:** HDB BTO · ID · Contractor · Hacking · Wet works · Defects · RC · TOP · HDB renovation rules
→ [Renovation glossary](/glossary/renovation) *(coming soon)*
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### 09 · Pets
Pet service terms and Singapore regulations — HDB-approved breeds, AVS licensing, grooming styles, and boarding explained.
**Key terms:** HDB-approved breeds · AVS · Boarding · Daycare · Microchipping · Grooming styles · Pet hotel
→ [Pets glossary](/glossary/pets) *(coming soon)*
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## Vehicles & Tech
### 10 · Electronics & Repairs
Terms for buying, repairing, and maintaining laptops, smartphones, and PCs — what to ask a repair shop and what the jargon means.
**Key terms:** Motherboard · RAM · SSD vs HDD · Screen replacement · IMEI · Refurbished · Warranty void · PC build
→ [Electronics glossary](/glossary/electronics) *(coming soon)*
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### 11 · Automobile
Car ownership and servicing terms in Singapore — from COE and road tax to workshop jargon and what your mechanic is actually saying.
**Key terms:** COE · Road tax · LTA · Servicing · Car wrap · UV film · Detailing · Tow · Battery replacement
→ [Automobile glossary](/glossary/automobile) *(coming soon)*
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## People & Enrichment
### 12 · Education
Tuition, enrichment, and learning terms for Singapore parents and students — MOE subjects, tutor types, and enrichment class formats explained.
**Key terms:** MOE · PSLE · O-levels · IP · Enrichment · Music grade · Tuition centre · Home tutor · IB
→ [Education glossary](/glossary/education) *(coming soon)*
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### 13 · Health & Fitness
Health service terms for Singapore — TCM, massage, chiropractic, personal training, and fitness class types demystified.
**Key terms:** TCM · Tui na · Adjustment · Personal trainer · HIIT · Pilates · Physiotherapy · Sports massage
→ [Health & fitness glossary](/glossary/health) *(coming soon)*
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### 14 · Events & Weddings
Singapore wedding and events terminology — from ROM and solemnisation to what "actual day" means and how gatecrash works.
**Key terms:** ROM · Solemnisation · Actual day · Pre-wedding shoot · Emcee · Gatecrash · Gate fee · Solemniser
→ [Events & weddings glossary](/glossary/events) *(coming soon)*
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### 15 · Games & Hobbies
Terms for Singapore's hobbies and games scene — board games, collectibles, trading cards, outdoor activities, and sports coaching explained.
**Key terms:** TCG · LGS · Foil · Graded card · BGG rating · Solo play · Camping gear · Sports coaching
→ [Games & hobbies glossary](/glossary/games) *(coming soon)*
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*Looking for a local service in Singapore? [Browse all services on Kachiing](https://kachiing.com/services).*