Valve Developer Community:Glossary

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

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B

• BSP ^(acronym) — Binary space partition.

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 page — A subpage of a template that is transcluded onto it so that it can convey relevant information.

E

• extension — An add-on to the MediaWiki software.

G

• grand-metatemplate — A metatemplate built from a sub-metatemplate or another grand-metatemplate.

M

A bunch of modern templates

• MediaWiki — The underlying software that powers this wiki.
• metatemplate — A template designed to be used in the creation of other templates.
• modern ^(prefix) — Denotes a template that is intended as an updated version of its predecessor.

S

The wiki sandbox

A part of a software page

• sandbox — A page designed to be used as a testing ground.
• settings page — A user subpage used for storing strings for use in various templates.
• 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.
• sub-metatemplate — A metatemplate built using another metatemplate.
• 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.

U

• user — A person who browses and/or contributes to the wiki.
• user page — A page associated with a particular user.
• user page ^{(def 2)} — The template designed for use on user pages.

V

• VDC ^(acronym) — Valve Developer Community.

W

• WAD ^(acronym) — Where's all the data.
• WIP ^(acronym) — Work in progress.