Valve Developer Community:Glossary

This page serves as a glossary of terms used throughout the Valve Developer Community.

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• .txt ^(shortform) — A text file
• .fgd ^(acronym) — Forge game data files. See .fgd for more details.
• .vtf ^(acronym) - Valve texture format files. See Valve Texture Format for more details.

C

• category — An index of pages with similar use or sense; used as a form of organization.

D

An example of transcluded documentation

• doc ^{(short form)} — Documentation.
• documentation — A subpage of a template that is transcluded onto it so that it can convey relevant information.

M

A bunch of modern templates

• modern ^(prefix) — Denotes a template that is intended as an updated version of its predecessor.

R

• RDC ^(acronym) - Response to deletion candidacy.

S

The wiki sandbox

A part of a software page

• sandbox — A page designed to be used as a testing ground.
• software page — A page for information about software.
• software page ^{(def 2)} — The template used on software pages.
• stub - An incomplete article; typically one containing little information. See Help:Stubs or Wikipedia:Stub for more details
• suf ^{(short form)} — Suffix.

T

• template — A page that is transcluded into another page.
• transclusion — The inclusion of whole or part content from one article to another.

V

• VDC ^(acronym) — Valve Developer Community.

W

• WIP ^(acronym) — Work in progress.