# General ledger

> General ledger — The complete set of accounts, holding every posted entry.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/general-ledger
Part of: Lopifi — US GAAP books on autopilot, reviewed by a CPA (https://lopifi.com)

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**What is general ledger?** In accounting, general ledger means the complete set of accounts, holding every posted entry.

## Also known as

- GL

## Words this system refuses for it

- the database
- the books in UI copy

- **Category:** Foundations
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Rendered by:** [account-register](https://lopifi.com/md/components/account-register), [drilldown-sheet](https://lopifi.com/md/components/drilldown-sheet), [account-tie-out](https://lopifi.com/md/components/account-tie-out), [ledger-table](https://lopifi.com/md/components/ledger-table), [roll-forward](https://lopifi.com/md/components/roll-forward), [table-columns](https://lopifi.com/md/components/table-columns)