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| =SmashWiki:Glossary=
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| The Super Smash Bros. Wiki has been written in a style that assumes the following basic knowledge:
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| ==General terms==
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| These terms apply to fighting games in general;
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| *'''[[Attack]]''': An action done to harm foes.
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| *'''[[Clone]]''': A character that shares attributes and techniques with another character.
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| *'''[[Buff]]''': Improving the attributes of a character.
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| *'''[[Camp]]ing''': The act of staying in one place and prolonging the battle.
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| *'''[[Combo]]''': A series of attacks strung together in succession.
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| *'''Free For All''': A mode without teams or alliances, so all participants must fend for themselves.
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| *'''[[Grab]]bing''': Clutching the foe so they cannot move for a brief period of time. Usually, an attack follows.
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| *'''[[Glitch]]''': A flaw in the game's programming which results in an unintended outcome.
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| *'''[[Hitbox]]''': The area of effect for an attack. Generally in proportion of the action; a kick attack should have a hitbox of the foot and leg.
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| *'''[[Jab]]''': A quick, short ranged and low damaging punch.
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| *'''[[Knockout]]'''/'''KO''' : When a character is knocked out of the stage, or, in [[Stamina Mode]], runs out of hit points.
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| *'''[[Lag]]''': A delay in an action. Not to be confused with [[Wi-Fi lag]], which is a delay in the game's performance due to the internet.
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| *'''[[Nerf]]''': The weakening of a character.
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| *'''[[Stage]]''': The setting for a battle.
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| *'''[[Stock]]''': The amount of lives a character has. Also refers to the match type; a '''Stock Match''' ends when a player runs out of lives. Not always timed, but when they are, the person with the highest stock at the end wins.
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| *'''[[Sudden Death]]''': A rematch done when there is a tie.
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| *'''[[Tier]]''': The ranking of how good a character performs in tournaments.
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| *'''[[Tournament]]''': A gathering of players to compete and win matches of a game.
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| ==Smash-specific==
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| These terms pertain to the unique elements in the ''Smash'' series;
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| *'''Direction of attacks''': All characters can direct their attacks;
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| **'''Up''': All characters can do an upwards directed attack on the ground or in the air.
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| **'''Down''': Likewise with up, all characters can do an upwards directed attack on the ground or in the air.
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| **'''Sideways''': On the ground, attacks directed to the left or right are referred to as "side" attacks.
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| **'''Forward''': Offensive moves initiated while moving forward in the air.
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| **'''Back''': Offensive moves initiated while the control stick is pointed the opposite direction of where the character is facing.
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| **'''Neutral''': No input given other than the attack button.
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| *'''[[Helpless]]''': A state of inability to do attacks or special moves in the air.
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| *'''[[Knockback]]''': The magnitude of how far an attack propels a foe.
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| *'''[[Ledge]]''': The end part of a platform that characters an hang on to. Typically, characters hang on to a ledge when recovering from a fall. Attacks can be done off a ledge.
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| **'''[[Edge-guarding]]''': Actions done to prevent the enemy from grabbing on to the ledge.
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| *'''[[Meteor Smash]]'''/'''[[Spike]]''': A downwards attack intended to knock the target below the stage.
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| *'''[[Recovery]]''': An effort to return to the stage once knocked off it.
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| *'''[[Smash Attack]]''': A powerful offensive move that can be charged for additional damage. Can be in four directions; Up, Down, and the left or right, the latter two referred to as "Side".
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| *'''[[Special Move]]s''': All characters have unique moves that usually have other functions aside from damaging a foe.
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| *'''[[Tilt]]''': Usually referring to the act of moving a control stick in a direction without the force to merit a dash, resulting in walking. Up, down, or side attacks can be done while walking, addressed as '''Tilt attacks'''.
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| ==Tournament-specific==
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| These terms are used in the context of ''Smash'' tournaments;
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| *'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Super Smash Bros Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup to [[Link (SSBB)|Link]], meaning Mario is expected to fair better. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing [[Yoshi (SSBB)|Yoshi]], and thus Mario is considered to be at a disadvantage.
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| ==Wiki-specific==
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| The terms that follow are used in the context of SmashWiki itself:
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| *'''[[SmashWiki:Administrators|Administrator]]'''/'''System Operator''': A highly trusted user of the wiki entrusted with additional tools that regular users cannot access, such as deleting a page or blocking users. They have a [[SmashWiki:Administrators' noticeboard|noticeboard]] where all users can post problems or concerns that the admins will aid with. The two main administrators of the wiki are [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] and [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]].
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| *'''Article''': A page of relevant ''Smash Bros.'' information. A "complete" article addresses all the aspects of the subject in addition to using appropriate images and links to other articles.
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| *'''[[SmashWiki:Blocking guidelines|Block]]''': Preventing a user from editing the site, in accordance to the blocking policy.
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| *'''Bureaucrats''': Users that can modify the powers of users, in addition to some other additional tools admins cannot do. Currently, the active b'crat is Toomai.
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| *'''Edit''': Edits are done to modify the website's text or appearance. See [[Help:Editing]] for the full scope.
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| *'''Help page''': A page dedicated to explains aspects of SmashWiki. See [[Help:Contents]] and the [[:Category:Help|help category]] for help pages.
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| *'''Link''': A piece of text, usually differentiated by color, that once clicked will lead to a different page on the site. Links are as follows;
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| **<span style="color:blue;">Blue links go to a page in Smashwiki.</span>
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| **<span style="color:red;">Red links lead to pages that do not exist.</span>
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| **<span style="color:lightblue;">Cyan links will bring the user to a page outside of SmashWiki. We are not responsible for the actions of external websites.</span>
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| *'''[[SmashWiki:Policy|Policy]]''': The rules of the Smashwiki; how the site is to be run, what is expected from the articles and users, et cetera. All users should familiarize themselves with the policies prior to editing.
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| *'''[[SmashWiki:Stubs|Stub]]''': An article that has inadequate information; it may have incomplete sections or lacking sections entirely.
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| *'''[[SmashWiki:Users|User]]''': A person or bot that use the website. A user may or may not be logged in, nor is it required to view and edit most of the site.
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| *'''Vandal''': A user who purposely fills Smashwiki with incorrect or inappropriate text, or removes sections of articles. Such users are likely to be banned in accordance to the block policy.
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