i. Height of instrument: It is the reduced level of line of collimation when the leveling instrument is properly leveled. It is obtained by adding the BS reading to RL of bench mark or change point on which the staff reading was taken.
ii. Back sight: It is the first staff reading taken in any set up of the instrument after the leveling has been perfectly done. It is always taken on a point of known RL i.e. on bench mark or change point.
iii. Fore sight: It is the last staff reading in any set up of instrument and indicates the shifting of the level or end of the leveling work.
iv. Axis of bubble tube: It is an imaginary line tangential to the longitudinal curve of the bubble tube when the bubble is at the center of its run i.e. at middle point of the tube.