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;'''Acronym''': "Acronym" refers to abbreviations that are intended to be pronounced as words. However, it is commonly misused to refer to abbreviations in general. | ;'''Acronym''': "Acronym" refers to abbreviations that are intended to be pronounced as words. However, it is commonly misused to refer to abbreviations in general. | ||
;'''Beta''': "Beta" refers to the period in software development where a product is feature-complete, but has yet to be extensively bug-tested or optimized. This usually happens long after things like concepts being rejected, characters being cut from the game, etc. "Beta" should '''not''' be used as a shorthand for "things that changed during development". More precise terms such as "cut," "unused," "concept art", or simply "early" should be used instead. Of course, this does not apply if the information is confirmed to be from an ''actual'' beta build. | ;'''Beta''': "Beta" refers to the period in software development where a product is feature-complete, but has yet to be extensively bug-tested or optimized. This usually happens long after things like concepts being rejected, characters being cut from the game, etc. "Beta" should '''not''' be used as a shorthand for "things that changed during development". More precise terms such as "cut," "unused," "concept art", or simply "early" should be used instead. Of course, this does not apply if the information is confirmed to be from an ''actual'' beta build. | ||
;'''Brain Washing and mind control''': These two terms are interchangeably used even in the ''Mario'' franchise, but they have distinct meanings. "Brain washing" is closer to persuasion, manipulation, and coercion while "mind control" refers to more forceful subjugating, possessing, and commanding a character's brain and personality. Brain washing can happen in real life such as people joining cults or believing in outlandish conspiracy theories. In ''Super Paper Mario'', for instance the use of [[Floro Sprout]]s is described as "brainwashing" when the more accurate term is "mind control". | ;'''Brain Washing and mind control''': These two terms are interchangeably used even in the ''Mario'' franchise, but they have distinct meanings. "Brain washing" is closer to persuasion, manipulation, and coercion while "mind control" refers to more forceful subjugating, possessing, and commanding a character's brain and personality, while "mind control" is limited to fictional works. Brain washing can happen in real life such as people joining cults or believing in outlandish conspiracy theories. In ''Super Paper Mario'', for instance the use of [[Floro Sprout]]s is described as "brainwashing" when the more accurate term is "mind control". | ||
;'''Outer space''': "Outer space" generally refers to the open, near-empty space outside the gravitational sphere of any celestial body. However, it is misconstrued to say that every location with the comical black "starry sky" background is in outer space, as the games mostly treat it as a backdrop of some sorts, such as the case with [[Gravity Galaxy]]. To add to the illogicalities, some locations are only temporarily in outer space, such as [[Peach's Castle]] during the events of ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. "Cosmic," on the other hand, refers to something pertaining to outer space, and should be used instead in most cases. | ;'''Outer space''': "Outer space" generally refers to the open, near-empty space outside the gravitational sphere of any celestial body. However, it is misconstrued to say that every location with the comical black "starry sky" background is in outer space, as the games mostly treat it as a backdrop of some sorts, such as the case with [[Gravity Galaxy]]. To add to the illogicalities, some locations are only temporarily in outer space, such as [[Peach's Castle]] during the events of ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. "Cosmic," on the other hand, refers to something pertaining to outer space, and should be used instead in most cases. | ||
;'''Prequel''': A "prequel" is a work released as part of an established series whose narrative is chronologically set before another, ''previously released'' work. However, it's frequently misused to say, "The previous game in the series." ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' is a prequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', but ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is ''not'' a prequel to ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Most usages of it on the wiki should be substituted with "predecessor". | ;'''Prequel''': A "prequel" is a work released as part of an established series whose narrative is chronologically set before another, ''previously released'' work. However, it's frequently misused to say, "The previous game in the series." ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' is a prequel to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', but ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is ''not'' a prequel to ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. Most usages of it on the wiki should be substituted with "predecessor". | ||