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-==Minetest and its components==
+See https://wiki.minetest.net/Terminology
-*'''Minetest''': a game engine consisting of a collection of libraries connected by C++ code.
-*[http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/ '''Irrlicht'''] is the 3D rendering library used by Minetest.
-*'''Game''': A collection of pre-packaged mods with some additional metadata. Supposed to be a (hopefully) complete interactive playable experience which stands on its own. Can be run from the main menu. Must be put into the <code>games</code> directory. Not to be confused with modpacks. See also [https://wiki.minetest.net/Games Games] on the Minetest Wiki.
-*[http://wiki.minetest.net/Games/Minetest%20Game '''Minetest Game''']: Official name of the default game (usually) shipped with Minetest, a base for modding.
-*[https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game minetest_game]: Repository name of Minetest Game. '''Not''' the official name of the default game!
-*[http://wiki.minetest.net/Mods '''Mods'''] are the foundation of games which add or modify various features, using the [[:Category:Modding_API|Lua modding API]]. Here you find the actual source code of games. Players can also add additional own mods to extend a particular game
-*'''Modpack''': A collection of mods which are bundled together in a directory. These mods are usually closely related and are bundled for convenience. Must be put into the <code>mods</code> directory
-*'''Server''': the program that manages and distributes mod, texture and sound data to the players. It also does all of the mod initiation.
-*'''Client''': the program that the player uses to connect to singleplayer or multiplayer games. Handles the rendering of the world.
-*'''[[minetest.conf]]''' is a file in the root directory which contains settings for the game. A list of default settings can be found in [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minetest/minetest/master/minetest.conf.example '''minetest.conf.example'''] or '''defaultsettings.cpp'''.
-==In-game Content==
-*A '''World''' is a saved game in Minetest, which contains:
-**'''Map''' - a [http://wiki.minetest.net/Database_backends database ] of the map's content, everything from blocks to chest contents.
-**Player passwords, their health, and their inventory.
-**Other needed files, such as ban lists, seed numbers and protected areas.
-*There are several different terms relating to nodes and their organization:
-**'''Nodes''' are 1×1×1 meter individual cubes in the game, and are grouped and loaded by their blocks.
-**'''Blocks''' or '''Mapblocks''' are 16×16×16 groups of nodes.
-**'''Sectors''' are stacks of single blocks, extending from the bottom of the worlds to the top.
-**'''Mapchunks''' are 80x80x80 nodes (5x5x5 blocks) groups, they are an abstraction used only for mapgen (the mapgen works on one mapchunk at a time, because blocks are too small to efficiently generate).
-*'''Object''' - A movable thing that is not bound to a fixed position. Following kinds of objects exist:
-**'''Entity''' - an object that is controlled by Lua. For example: mobs, falling nodes or primed TNT.
-**'''Player''' - an object that represents a player.
-*'''Items'''
-**'''Tool''' or '''tool item''' - a type of item that is non-stackable, wears out and improves mining speed or deals more damage. Examples: Pickaxes, axes, shovels, swords.
-**'''Node item''' - a type of item that can be placed as a node (see above). These include dirt, stone, cobble, etc., but also things like torches and signs.
-**'''Craftitem''' - a type of item that can (depending on the item) be eaten, be used in crafting recipes or cooked in a furnace, be placed as objects or be used on things in the world.
-**'''Node metadata''' - extra data that is attached to a node. Chests and furnaces use this to store their inventories, and signs use this to store what is written on them.
-**'''Environment''' - A global object that (amongst other things) provides access to all nodes, (active) objects and players.
-**'''ABM'''s (Active Block Modifiers) are functions that run on nodes of a certain type, changing them or giving them interactive properties (eg. grass and moss growth).
-**'''LBM'''s (Loading Block Modifiers) are similar to ABMs but are only run once when the mapblock is loaded.
-==Lua and Modding-related==
-*'''Lua''' is a simple programming language that is used in mods
-*'''Modding API''' or '''Lua API'''  is a selection of functions and values, used by mod files to modify, extend or add features and blocks. API stands for '''A'''pplication '''P'''rogramming '''I'''nterface.
-*'''lua_api.txt''' is a file in the doc/ directory and contains a reference for the Lua API.
-== Outdated or incorrect terms ==
-*'''Subgame''': Outdated term for “game”
-*'''Minetest Engine''': Incorrect name for “Minetest”
-*'''minetest_game''': Old unofficial name of “Minetest Game”. Now this term only refers to the repository of Minetest Game
-[[Category:Misc]]

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