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;[[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. | ||
;[[Beta elements|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. | ;[[Beta elements|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. | ||
;Beta Elements: Concepts that appeared in early versions or pitchs of a video game, but were removed in the final version of the game. | ;Beta Elements: Concepts that appeared in early versions or pitchs of a video game, but were removed in the final version of the game. | ||
;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. | ||
;Bit : The unit of information; the amount of information obtained by asking a yes-or-no question; a computational quantity that can take on one of two values, such as false and true or 0 and 1; the smallest unit of storage - sufficient to hold one bit. | ;Bit : The unit of information; the amount of information obtained by asking a yes-or-no question; a computational quantity that can take on one of two values, such as false and true or 0 and 1; the smallest unit of storage - sufficient to hold one bit. | ||
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;Self-Destruct (or SD): The act of knocking oneself out in a ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' game or defeating a teammate. A common example is missing a [[jump]] from one [[platform]] to the next and falling into the [[Pit (obstacle)|bottomless pit]]. | ;Self-Destruct (or SD): The act of knocking oneself out in a ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' game or defeating a teammate. A common example is missing a [[jump]] from one [[platform]] to the next and falling into the [[Pit (obstacle)|bottomless pit]]. | ||
;Server: A program that provides some service to other (client) programs. The connection between client and server is normally by means of message passing, often over a network, and uses some protocol to encode the client's requests and the server's responses. | ;Server: A program that provides some service to other (client) programs. The connection between client and server is normally by means of message passing, often over a network, and uses some protocol to encode the client's requests and the server's responses. | ||
;SFX: Abbreviation for sound effects | |||
;Sidescroller: A linear type of level that is shown from a perspective where the directions forward and backward are represented as left and right. | ;Sidescroller: A linear type of level that is shown from a perspective where the directions forward and backward are represented as left and right. | ||
;[[MarioWiki:Signature|Signature]] (sig): A user's name or a design that includes the name, which users put below or after their comments on talk pages to show that they were the one who wrote said comment. On [[#F|forums]], signatures are the text or words that appear beneath every one of a user's posts. | ;[[MarioWiki:Signature|Signature]] (sig): A user's name or a design that includes the name, which users put below or after their comments on talk pages to show that they were the one who wrote said comment. On [[#F|forums]], signatures are the text or words that appear beneath every one of a user's posts. | ||