Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
From Danton's Real Life Userguide
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*[[Instant Message]] (IM) : private text message sent to an individual or a group | *[[Instant Message]] (IM) : private text message sent to an individual or a group | ||
*[[Inworld]]: | *[[Inworld]]: | ||
| − | *Lag: | + | *[[Lag]]: |
*Linden Lab: the company that owns and runs Second Life | *Linden Lab: the company that owns and runs Second Life | ||
*Lindens: the term "The Lindens" refers to the collective group of Linden Lab employees, whose [[Inworld]] characters all have the last name "Linden" | *Lindens: the term "The Lindens" refers to the collective group of Linden Lab employees, whose [[Inworld]] characters all have the last name "Linden" | ||
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*Region: each computer runs a bit of the world, which is known as a region - the region name is shown in the top bar. | *Region: each computer runs a bit of the world, which is known as a region - the region name is shown in the top bar. | ||
*[[Resident]]: this term refers to any user of Second Life, considered as a user of the system, rather than as simply a three-dimensional representation or [[Avatar]] | *[[Resident]]: this term refers to any user of Second Life, considered as a user of the system, rather than as simply a three-dimensional representation or [[Avatar]] | ||
| − | *Sim: the computer running a region is called a “sim”, short for “simulator”. Most servers on the grid are pretty powerful, so they usually run several “sims” at the same time. There currently are about three thousand sims overall. | + | *[[Sim]]: the computer running a region is called a “sim”, short for “simulator”. Most servers on the grid are pretty powerful, so they usually run several “sims” at the same time. There currently are about three thousand sims overall. |
*[[World]]: | *[[World]]: | ||
[[Category:Communication]] | [[Category:Communication]] | ||
