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-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.
+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 [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super 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."
 ;Anonymous users (anons): Users who edit the wiki without creating an account. Their contributions are attributed to their IP addresses themselves, rather than unique usernames.
-;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]].
+;Athletic level: A level type that typically requires large amounts of jumping across small platforms at a high altitude. In the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super 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 games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, 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 and trusted users whose edits are automatically verified by the software. Their edits are not flagged and do not require being manually patrolled by the administrators.
-;Auto-scrolling level: In ''Mario'' games, a level where the screen scrolls automatically regardless of the player's input or position on the screen.
+;Auto-scrolling level or autoscrolling level: In games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, a level where the screen scrolls automatically regardless of the player's input or position on the screen.
 ;Avatar: A design that users use to represent themselves online. On [[#F|forums]], avatars are simply the pictures or icons that users display on their profiles.
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 ;Board: A page on a [[#F|forum]] that groups together different [[#T|threads]] that fit in the same category. For example, the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] board is where users can discuss projects related to the wiki. Boards may be sub-divided into more specific "child boards."
 ;Body paragraphs: The main text of an article, as opposed to lists of [[#T|trivia]] points, compilations of stats and biographies, etc.
-;Bootleg: Something, as a recording, made, reproduced, or sold illegally or without authorization. Also see "Knockoff."
+;Bootleg: A recording made, reproduced, or sold illegally or without authorization. Also see "Knockoff."
 ;[[MarioWiki:Bots|Bots]]: Users that are run by automated scripts and/or programs to carry out mundane and repetitive tasks. This can also refer to computer-controlled players in games.
 ;Bug: An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, especially one that causes it to malfunction. E.g., "There's a bug in the editor: It writes things out backward." The identification and removal of bugs in a program is called "debugging."
 ;[[MarioWiki:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]: [[#A|Administrators]] that have user-renaming rights, as well as their usual administrative rights.
-;Byte: Adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit. Larger units are called kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, etc.
+;Byte: A group of adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit. Larger units are called kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, etc.
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 ;Filler character: A conjectural term used for a character that was created to fill a void. For example, [[Waluigi]] is the opposite to [[Luigi]] as [[Wario]] is to [[Mario]].
 ;Forum: A website where users can discuss just about anything. The MarioWiki has a forum called the [[#S|Super Mario Boards]].
-;[[Fourth wall]]: "Breaking the fourth wall" is when a video game character happens to notice that he or she is in a video game, or when he or she refers directly to the player.
+;[[Fourth wall]]: "Breaking the fourth wall" is when a video game character happens to notice that they are in a video game, or when they refer directly to the player.
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 ==H==
 ;Hexadecimal (Hex): A numbering system that uses 16 as the radix, employing the numerals 0 through 9 and representing digits greater than 9 with the letters A through F.
-;HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): A set of standards used to tag elements of a hypertext document (such as this wiki). It is regularly used for displaying pages and formatting in the World Wide Web.
+;{{wp|HTML}} (Hypertext Markup Language): A set of standards used to tag elements of a hypertext document (such as this wiki). It is regularly used for displaying pages and formatting on the World Wide Web.
-;HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web. Compare HTML.
+;{{wp|HTTP}} (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web. Compare HTML.
-;{{wp|HUD (video gaming)|HUD}} (heads-up display): The way that information is visually received and passed on to the player as part of a game's user interface.
+;{{wp|HTTPS}} (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure): The secure protocol for encrypted data transmission on the Internet, especially for sensitive information.
+;{{wp|HUD (video games)|HUD}} (heads-up display): The way that information is visually received and passed on to the player as part of a game's user interface.
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-;[[Level]]: One of many discrete segments in a platformer game.
+;[[Level]]: One of many discrete segments in a platform game.
-;Life: In some platformer games, there is a certain number 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.
+;{{wp|Life (video games)|Life}}: An attempt in a video game that a player has to retry a task after failing. In some platform games, there is a certain number of lives that the player has. They can lose them by being hit by enemies too much or gain them by finding extra lives. If the player loses all of their 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]].
 ==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 ''Super Mario'' franchise, often from an in-universe perspective.
 ;Merge: To combine the information from two or more articles 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.
 ;[[Help:Editing#Minor edits|Minor edit]]: An edit that does not really change the content of a page but rather fixes small details or mistakes and other such maintenance work.
-;Move: To rename an article by putting it on a new webpage. This can happen when subjects are renamed over the course of the ''Mario'' series itself, or when a more appropriate and/or useful name is discovered, revealed, or suggested.
+;Move: To rename an article by putting it on a new webpage. This can happen when subjects are renamed over the course of the ''Super Mario'' franchise itself, or when a more appropriate and/or useful name is discovered, revealed, or suggested.
 ==N==
 ;Newbie (also known as noob or n00b): A newcomer or novice, especially an inexperienced user of the Internet or of computers in general.
 ;[[MarioWiki:Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|NIWA]] (Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance): A network of independent wikis striving to chronicle the many diverse video game universes created by Nintendo.
-;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.]]''
+;{{wp|non-player character|NPC}}: Abbreviation for "non-playable character" or "non-player 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.
+;{{wp|Not safe for work|NSFW}}: Abbreviation for "not safe for work." It usually refers to something with swearing, gore, sexual references, drugs, nudity, etc.
 ;{{wp|NTSC}} (National Television System Committee): On 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 PAL, its European/Australian counterpart, versions. Two sub-abbreviations exist, NTSC-U and NTSC-J, which denote ''only'' the American/Canadian versions ''or'' the Japanese versions, respectively.
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 ;[[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).
-;Piped link (also known as piping): A wiki link where the displayed text is different from the article it leads to. Example: <nowiki>[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]</nowiki> shows up as [[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 from the article it leads to. Example: <nowiki>[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]</nowiki> shows up as [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] but actually links to the [[Super 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.
 ;{{wp|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.").
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 ;Point of no return: A point near the end of a game where the player becomes unable to access other areas and is committed to finishing the game. For example, in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', after the player goes through the door in the back of the [[Main Observation Room]], the rest of [[The Last Resort]] becomes inaccessible and the player's only option is to climb to the [[Rooftop (Luigi's Mansion 3)|Rooftop]] and face [[King Boo]].
 ;Port: A game that was originally released on previous consoles or handhelds that is transferred to a different console or handheld with little to no changes regarding gameplay.
-;Prequel: A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) whose narrative is chronologically set before another, previously released work. Note that when a [[#S|sequel]] chronologically set after an existing work is written, the original piece does not become a "prequel" to the later one but is merely its predecessor. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}}
+;Prequel: A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) whose narrative is chronologically set before another, previously released work. When a [[#S|sequel]] chronologically set after an existing work is written, the original piece does not become a "prequel" to the later one but is merely its predecessor. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}}
 ;[[MarioWiki:Proposals|Proposal]]: The formal suggestion of an idea that is major enough to require the input of various users, who then vote to determine if the suggested changes will or will not be enacted.
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 ==R==
-;RAM (random-access memory): The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed.
+;{{wp|random-access memory|RAM}} (random-access memory): The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed.
 ;Recovery: The act of regaining one's health, usually through restorative items, such as [[coin]]s or [[Mushroom]]s. Alternate methods include visiting [[Toad House]]s or [[inn]]s. In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games, the term refers to either reducing one's damage percentage or returning to the stage after being attacked or falling.
 ;[[MarioWiki:Redirects|Redirect]]: A page that is created with the purpose of leading users that search for the page to another page with a similar name.
 ;Remix: A type of music that recombines audio pieces from a recording to create an altered version of the song. '''Not to be confused with "[[#C|cover version]]."'''
-;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.
+;{{wp|read-only memory|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]]''.
 ;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.
 ==S==
-;Saving: The recording of a player's progress in a video game. In ''Mario'' games, this is usually done either automatically or at a specified save point (such as a [[Save Block]] or the end of a [[fortress]], [[tower]], or [[castle]]).
+;Saving: The recording of a player's progress in a video game. In games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, this is usually done either automatically or at a specified save point (such as a [[Save Block]] or the end of a [[fortress]], [[tower]], or [[castle]]).
 ;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|bottomless pit]].
-;Sequel: A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) that continues the story or otherwise builds upon a previously released work. All installations within a series are considered sequels of the works that preceded them. Note that if a [[#P|prequel]] is written for an existing work, the original piece does not retroactively become a "sequel," like how an earlier work is not a "prequel" to any sequels released after it.
+;Sequel: A work of fiction (book, game, etc.) that continues the story or otherwise builds upon a previously released work. All installations within a series are considered sequels of the works that preceded them. If a [[#P|prequel]] is written for an existing work, the original piece does not retroactively become a "sequel," like how an earlier work is not a "prequel" to any sequels released after it.
 ;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."
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 ;[[The 'Shroom:Main Page|The 'Shroom]]: The Super Mario Wiki monthly newspaper.
 ;{{wp|skybox (video games)|Skybox}}: A way of creating backgrounds to make a video game level seem bigger than it actually is.
-;Sockpuppet or sock puppet: An extra online identity created by a member of a discussion forum, etc., to agree with opinions submitted under his or her usual online name, or to evade a block or ban imposed upon the original user.
+;Sockpuppet or sock puppet: An extra online identity created by a member of a discussion forum, etc., to agree with opinions submitted under their usual online name, or to evade a block or ban imposed upon the original user.
 ;SPAM: Short for "Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message." It is a form of [[#V|vandalism]].
 ;Spin-off or spinoff: A game that has other gameplay types rather than the usual gameplay type it has (e.g., ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'').{{anchor|Spin-off}}
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 ;[[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 [[#B|board]]s to discuss wiki-related matters, such as the [[#W|Wiki Collaborations]] board.
 ;{{wp|Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG}} (Scalable Vector Graphics): A file type that, 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): Another name for [[#A|administrators]].
+;[[MarioWiki:Administrators|Sysops]] (system operators): Another name for "[[#A|administrators]]."
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 ;TOC: Short for "Table of Contents."
 ;{{wp|Troll (Internet)|Troll}}: In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
-;[[MarioWiki:Proposals#Talk page proposals|Talk page proposal]] (TPP): Like a [[#P|proposal]], but since its outcome should affect only one or two articles (typically involving [[#S|splitting]] or [[#M|merging]]), it is held on one of those articles' talk pages, rather than the main proposal page.
+;[[MarioWiki:Proposals#Talk page proposals|Talk page proposal]] (TPP): A talk page proposal is like a [[#P|proposal]], but since its outcome should affect only one or two articles (typically involving [[#S|splitting]] or [[#M|merging]]), it is held on one of those articles' talk pages, rather than the main proposal page.
 ;[[MarioWiki:Trivia|Trivia]]: Miscellaneous points of information that are ideally incorporated into the [[#B|body paragraphs]] of articles, yet which are often given their own section on an article.
 ==U==
-;{{wp|unlockable (gaming)|Unlockable}}: Pertaining to a character, gameplay mode, item, or other element of a video game that can be accessed only after the player completes a certain task in the game.
+;Unlockable: Pertaining to a character, gameplay mode, item, or other element of a video game that can be accessed only after a certain task in the game is completed.
 ;[[MarioWiki:Userboxes|Userbox]]: A box that users are free to create and use to describe their likes, their dislikes, their favorites, and other pieces of information about themselves.
 ;Userbox tower: A user's unique tower of userboxes. Starts with the {{tem|userboxtop}} template and ends with the {{tem|userboxbottom}} template, with userboxes in between.
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 ==W==
-;{{wp|Wiki}}: Software that allows users to create, edit, and link webpages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
+;{{wp|Wiki}}: A type of website that allows users to create, edit, and link webpages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
 ;Wiki staff: Umbrella term for the wiki [[MarioWiki:Patrollers|patrollers]], [[MarioWiki:Administrators|administrators]], [[MarioWiki:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]], and [[MarioWiki:Proprietor|proprietor]] who all help to run the Super Mario Wiki.
 ;[[mb:forums/57|Wiki Collaborations]]: A [[#F|forum]] board where wiki editors can collaborate on projects and discuss wiki matters.
-;{{wp|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.
+;{{wp|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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