Kitchen Display System (KDS)
A digital screen in the back of house that replaces printed kitchen tickets, displaying incoming orders, tracking ticket times, and routing items to specific stations. Some menu platforms (MenuTiger Advanced, Toast) include KDS; display-only menu platforms (Menujo) do not.
Related Terms
POS & Software
Point of Sale (POS)
The hardware and software a restaurant uses to take orders, process payments, and record sales. Examples: Toast, Square for Restaurants, Clover, Lightspeed, Loyverse. Some POS systems include menu publishing; most do not.
POS & Software
KOT (Kitchen Order Ticket)
The printed or digital order ticket sent from the front-of-house POS to the kitchen, listing items, modifiers, and table number. Digital KOTs route to a KDS; physical KOTs print to a station printer. Unaffected by which menu platform the customer views.
Operations
Expediter
The kitchen role responsible for assembling, plating, and verifying that each ordered dish leaves the kitchen correctly. The expediter calls out tickets and coordinates timing across stations. KDS systems augment but do not replace this role.
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