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The '''Glossary''' is a list of gaming, computing, and Wiki terms used in the [[MarioWiki:About|Super Mario Wiki]]. While entries in this list link to mainspace subjects, this page does not include definitions for fictional characters, living people, events, places, or things within the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise or relating to it in the real world.
The '''glossary''' is a list of gaming, computing, and wiki terms used on the [[MarioWiki:About|Super Mario Wiki]]. While some entries in this list link to mainspace subjects, this page does not include definitions for fictional characters, living people, events, places, or things within the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise or relating to it in the real world.


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;AI (artificial intelligence): Usually refers to opponents programmed by the game. Sometimes referred to as "computers," "computer players," or "CPUs."
;AI (artificial intelligence): Usually refers to opponents programmed by the game. Sometimes referred to as "computers," "computer players," or "CPUs."
;Anons (anonymous users): Users who edit the wiki without creating an account. Their contributions are attributed to their IP address itself, rather than a unique username.
;Anons (anonymous users): Users who edit the wiki without creating an account. Their contributions are attributed to their IP address itself, rather than a unique username.
;[[MarioWiki:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed users]]: Users who have had an account on the MarioWiki for at least four days and have made at least five edits to the database.
;Athletic level: A level type that typically requires large amounts of jumping across small platforms at a high altitude. In the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, this typically involves platforms such as trees, bridges, or [[Mushroom Platform|tall mushrooms]].
;[[MarioWiki:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed users]]: Users who have had an account on the MarioWiki for at least one week and have made at least ten edits to the database.
;Automatic level: In ''Mario'' games, an automatic level is a level that can be successfully completed without any input from the player. Although this type of level mainly appears in ROM hacks and ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' user levels, some of ''Super Mario Maker''{{'}}s pre-built courses are designed in this fashion.
;Automatic level: In ''Mario'' games, an automatic level is a level that can be successfully completed without any input from the player. Although this type of level mainly appears in ROM hacks and ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' user levels, some of ''Super Mario Maker''{{'}}s pre-built courses are designed in this fashion.
;[[MarioWiki:Autopatrolled users|Autopatrolled users]]: Former admins whose edits are automatically verified by the software. Their edits are not flagged and do not require being manually patrolled by the administrators.
;[[MarioWiki:Autopatrolled users|Autopatrolled users]]: Former admins whose edits are automatically verified by the software. Their edits are not flagged and do not require being manually patrolled by the administrators.
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==B==
==B==
;[[MarioWiki:BJAODN|Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense]] (BJAODN): An archive created as a way of storing vandalism and poor writing that users consider to be humorous.
;[[MarioWiki:BJAODN|Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense]] (BJAODN): An archive created as a way of storing vandalism and poor writing that users consider to be humorous.
;[[Pre-release and unused content|Beta]]: A pre-release form of a video game. Beta versions of games are partially playable, but often do not utilize the final enemy placement, textures, or interface. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}}
;[[Pre-release and unused content|Beta]]: A pre-release form of a video game. Games in the beta phase are mostly complete, but have yet to be extensively tested for bugs/glitches. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}}
;BGM: Abbreviation for "background music".
;BGM: Abbreviation for "background music".
;Binary: A system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1.
;Binary: A system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1.
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;Edit conflict: When two or more users attempt to edit the same page or page section at the same time. After one user saves his/her changes, the rest get edit conflicts. Their changes are not saved; instead, the new version of the page is provided for them to re-edit. A textbox with the version of the page they were going to submit is also presented to them, and the difference between the two is shown.
;Edit conflict: When two or more users attempt to edit the same page or page section at the same time. After one user saves his/her changes, the rest get edit conflicts. Their changes are not saved; instead, the new version of the page is provided for them to re-edit. A textbox with the version of the page they were going to submit is also presented to them, and the difference between the two is shown.
;Edit war: Two or more users persistently reverting each other's edits. Edit warring is a [[MarioWiki:Warning policy#Level Two Offenses|warnable offense]].
;Edit war: Two or more users persistently reverting each other's edits. Edit warring is a [[MarioWiki:Warning policy#Level Two Offenses|warnable offense]].
;Emulator: A software used to run a game in clearer resolution than on its native console. Emulators are used to take PNG screenshots of game elements.


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==F==
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==L==
==L==
;Level: One of many discrete segments in a platformer game.
;Life: In some platformer games, there are a certain amount of lives that the player has. He or she can lose them by being hit by enemies too much or gain them by finding extra lives. If the player loses all of his or her lives, a [[Game Over]] ensues.
;Life: In some platformer games, there are a certain amount of lives that the player has. He or she can lose them by being hit by enemies too much or gain them by finding extra lives. If the player loses all of his or her lives, a [[Game Over]] ensues.
;Log: A record of the activity of some system, often stored in a particular file. Public logs for the Super Mario Wiki can be seen [[Special:Log|here]].
;Log: A record of the activity of some system, often stored in a particular file. Public logs for the Super Mario Wiki can be seen [[Special:Log|here]].


==M==
==M==
;Map: A visual representation of an area, whether in a game or otherwise.
;Marioverse: An informal term used by fans to describe the entirety of the ''Mario'' franchise, often from an in-universe perspective.
;Marioverse: An informal term used by fans to describe the entirety of the ''Mario'' franchise, often from an in-universe perspective.
;Merge: When the information from two or more articles are combined into a single page. This happens when it is decided that the two subjects are similar enough to be considered the same thing, or when one of the merged subjects was determined to be undeserving of its own article.
;Merge: When the information from two or more articles are combined into a single page. This happens when it is decided that the two subjects are similar enough to be considered the same thing, or when one of the merged subjects was determined to be undeserving of its own article.
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;NPC: Abbreviation for "non-playable character". Refers to any character in a video game that cannot be used by the player. Some examples are [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
;NPC: Abbreviation for "non-playable character". Refers to any character in a video game that cannot be used by the player. Some examples are [[Bowser]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
;NSFW: Abbreviation for "Not Safe for Work". It usually refers to something with swearing, gore, sexual references, drugs, nudity, etc.
;NSFW: Abbreviation for "Not Safe for Work". It usually refers to something with swearing, gore, sexual references, drugs, nudity, etc.
;[[wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] (National Television System Committee): In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the North and South American versions of a game, but can also include South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between NTSC and its European/Australian counterpart, PAL versions. Two sub-abbreviations exist, NTSC-U and NTSC-J, which ''only'' denote the American/Canadian versions ''or'' the Japanese versions, respectively.
;[[wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]] (National Television System Committee): In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the North and South American versions of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube or Wii, but can also include South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between NTSC and its European/Australian counterpart, PAL versions. Two sub-abbreviations exist, NTSC-U and NTSC-J, which ''only'' denote the American/Canadian versions ''or'' the Japanese versions, respectively.


==O==
==O==


==P==
==P==
;[[wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] (Phase Alternating Line): In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the European and Australian version of the game. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between PAL and NTSC, its American counterpart, versions.
;[[wikipedia:PAL|PAL]] (Phase Alternating Line): In this wiki, the abbreviation denotes generally the European and Australian version of games for the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube or Wii. These versions come into play mainly for region locking, although minor gameplay and localization differences may exist between PAL and NTSC, its American counterpart, versions.
;[[MarioWiki:Patrollers|Patrollers]]: Users who are given blocking, rollbacking, patrolling, and CheckUser rights.
;[[MarioWiki:Patrollers|Patrollers]]: Users who are given blocking, rollbacking, patrolling, and CheckUser rights.
;Per: Used before a username/a group of users (i.e. "Per X", or "Per all") to indicate that the person agrees with that/those user(s). Used in voting for Featured Articles, Proposals, etc. Etymologically, "''per''" is Latin for "through", so literally, the voter is expressing their opinion through the other user(s).
;Per: Used before a username/a group of users (i.e. "Per X", or "Per all") to indicate that the person agrees with that/those user(s). Used in voting for Featured Articles, Proposals, etc. Etymologically, "''per''" is Latin for "through", so literally, the voter is expressing their opinion through the other user(s).
;Piped link (also known as piping): A wiki link where the displayed text is different than the article it leads to. Example: <nowiki>[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] shows up as </nowiki>[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]], but actually links to the [[Mario (franchise)]] page.
;Piped link (also known as piping): A wiki link where the displayed text is different than the article it leads to. Example: <nowiki>[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] shows up as </nowiki>[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]], but actually links to the [[Mario (franchise)]] page.
;[[MarioWiki:PipeProject|PipeProjects]]: Projects to improve the wiki or certain aspects of it; users can add their usernames to the Pipe Project if they believe they can help. PipeProjects are no longer used on the Super Mario Wiki. Instead, we have the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] forum board.
;[[MarioWiki:PipeProject|PipeProjects]]: Projects to improve the wiki or certain aspects of it; users can add their usernames to the Pipe Project if they believe they can help. PipeProjects are no longer used on the Super Mario Wiki. Instead, we have the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] forum board.
;Plagiarism: The copying of another person's work without giving any credit to the original author. This also includes altering the text (such as making the switch from active to passive (Ex: "Mario stomped on the Goomba" to "The Goomba was stomped by Mario.").
;Plagiarism: The copying of another person's work without giving any credit to the original author. This also includes altering the text (such as making the switch from active to passive, e.g. "Mario stomped on the Goomba" to "The Goomba was stomped by Mario.").
;Playable character: A character that is able to be controlled by the player, the extent and role of which varies from game to game.
;Player: The person playing a video game.
;Player: The person playing a video game.
;[[Wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics): An extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images.
;[[Wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics): An extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images.
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;ROM (Read Only Memory): Computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.  
;ROM (Read Only Memory): Computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.  
;RPG: Short for Role Playing Game. Some examples are ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
;RPG: Short for Role Playing Game. Some examples are ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
;Rubber band AI: A type of feature in racing games that prevents human players from getting too far ahead of CPU players, usually by enhancing the CPUs' abilities and/or limiting the human players' abilities.


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;Split: When some information is taken out of one article and used to create another article on a subject that is now considered to be separate from the first, or otherwise deserving of its own unique article.
;Split: When some information is taken out of one article and used to create another article on a subject that is now considered to be separate from the first, or otherwise deserving of its own unique article.
;Stub: An article that lacks sufficient information. A list of stub articles can be seen [[:Category:Stubs|here]].
;Stub: An article that lacks sufficient information. A list of stub articles can be seen [[:Category:Stubs|here]].
;[[forum:|Super Mario Boards]]: A [[#F|forum]] where users can discuss just about anything, although much of the content is focused on the [[#M|Marioverse]]. There are also [[#boards|boards]] to discuss wiki-related matters, such as the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] board.
;[[mb:|Super Mario Boards]]: A [[#F|forum]] where users can discuss just about anything, although much of the content is focused on the [[#M|Marioverse]]. There are also [[#boards|boards]] to discuss wiki-related matters, such as the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] board.
;[[Wikipedia:Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] (Scalable Vector Graphics): A file type which, unlike raster formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF), is comprised of vectors (shapes), rather than pixels. This means that the image retains the same quality for any size, even when displayed many times greater than the original size.
;[[Wikipedia:Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] (Scalable Vector Graphics): A file type which, unlike raster formats (PNG, JPEG, GIF), is comprised of vectors (shapes), rather than pixels. This means that the image retains the same quality for any size, even when displayed many times greater than the original size.
;[[MarioWiki:Administrators|Sysops]] (system operators): Users who are given deletion, blocking, rollback, CheckUser, protection, and patrolling rights. Also known as [[#A|administrators]].
;[[MarioWiki:Administrators|Sysops]] (system operators): Users who are given deletion, blocking, rollback, CheckUser, protection, and patrolling rights. Also known as [[#A|administrators]].
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==W==
==W==
;[[wikipedia:wiki|Wiki]]: Software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
;[[wikipedia:wiki|Wiki]]: Software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
;[[forumboard:57|Wiki Collaborations]]: A [[#F|forum]] board where wiki editors can collaborate on projects and discuss wiki matters.
;[[mb:forums/57|Wiki Collaborations]]: A [[#F|forum]] board where wiki editors can collaborate on projects and discuss wiki matters.
;World Wide Web (www) : The complete set of electronic documents stored on computers that are connected over the Internet and are made available by the protocol known as HTTP. The World Wide Web makes up a large part of the Internet.
;World Wide Web (www) : The complete set of electronic documents stored on computers that are connected over the Internet and are made available by the protocol known as HTTP. The World Wide Web makes up a large part of the Internet.


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