Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
From Danton's Real Life Userguide
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Special terms used in [[Second Life]], in alphabetical order: | Special terms used in [[Second Life]], in alphabetical order: | ||
| − | *Artificial Intelligence (AI): while Artificial Intelligence generally means the science of simulating human intelligence with computers, in [[Second Life]] an "AI" often means a specific simulated intelligence, in other words a | + | *Artificial Intelligence (AI): while Artificial Intelligence generally means the science of simulating human intelligence with computers, in [[Second Life]] an "AI" often means a specific simulated intelligence, in other words a Bot (robot) or Non-Playing-Character |
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*[[Avatar]]: your persona in Second Life, as represented by the physical person, animal or other character seen by the other users of the system | *[[Avatar]]: your persona in Second Life, as represented by the physical person, animal or other character seen by the other users of the system | ||
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*Calling card | *Calling card | ||
*[[Chat]]: text chat | *[[Chat]]: text chat | ||
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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]]: | ||
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*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" | ||
