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below is a draft of a glossary to give brief summaries of the terms to know when viewing the wiki. feel free to add things and stuff. (see also:[1])

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SmashWiki:Glossary

The Super Smash Bros. Wiki has been written in a style that assumes the following basic knowledge:

General terms

These terms apply to fighting games in general;

• Attack: An action done to harm foes.
• Clone: A character that shares attributes and techniques with another character.
• Buff: Improving the attributes of a character.
• Camping: The act of staying in one place and prolonging the battle.
• Combo: A series of attacks strung together in succession.
• Free For All: A mode without teams or alliances, so all participants must fend for themselves.
• Grabbing: Clutching the foe so they cannot move for a brief period of time. Usually, an attack follows.
• Glitch: A flaw in the game's programming which results in an unintended outcome.
• 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.
• Jab: A quick, short ranged and low damaging punch.
• Knockout/KO : When a character is knocked out of the stage, or, in Stamina Mode, runs out of hit points.
• 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.
• Nerf: The weakening of a character.
• Stage: The setting for a battle.
• 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.
• Sudden Death: A rematch done when there is a tie.
• Tier: The ranking of how good a character performs in tournaments.
• Tournament: A gathering of players to compete and win matches of a game.

Smash-specific

These terms pertain to the unique elements in the Smash series;

• Direction of attacks: All characters can direct their attacks;
  • Up: All characters can do an upwards directed attack on the ground or in the air.
  • Down: Likewise with up, all characters can do an upwards directed attack on the ground or in the air.
  • Sideways: On the ground, attacks directed to the left or right are referred to as "side" attacks.
  • Forward: Offensive moves initiated while moving forward in the air.
  • Back: Offensive moves initiated while the control stick is pointed the opposite direction of where the character is facing.
  • Neutral: No input given other than the attack button.
• Helpless: A state of inability to do attacks or special moves in the air.
• Knockback: The magnitude of how far an attack propels a foe.
• 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.
  • Edge-guarding: Actions done to prevent the enemy from grabbing on to the ledge.
• Meteor Smash/Spike: A downwards attack intended to knock the target below the stage.
• Recovery: An effort to return to the stage once knocked off it.
• 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".
• Special Moves: All characters have unique moves that usually have other functions aside from damaging a foe.
• 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.

Tournament-specific

These terms are used in the context of Smash tournaments;

• Matchup: The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another. For example, Mario in Super Smash Bros Brawl has a +1 matchup to Link, meaning Mario is expected to fair better. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing Yoshi, and thus Mario is considered to be at a disadvantage.

Wiki-specific

The terms that follow are used in the context of SmashWiki itself:

• 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 noticeboard where all users can post problems or concerns that the admins will aid with. The two main administrators of the wiki are Toomai and Omega Tyrant.
• 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.
• Block: Preventing a user from editing the site, in accordance to the blocking policy.
• 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.
• Edit: Edits are done to modify the website's text or appearance. See Help:Editing for the full scope.
• Help page: A page dedicated to explains aspects of SmashWiki. See Help:Contents and the help category for help pages.
• 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;
  • Blue links go to a page in Smashwiki.
  • Red links lead to pages that do not exist.
  • Cyan links will bring the user to a page outside of SmashWiki. We are not responsible for the actions of external websites.
• 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.
• Stub: An article that has inadequate information; it may have incomplete sections or lacking sections entirely.
• 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.
• 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.