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Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added YEngine, XEngine, and XMREngine

2020-09-25T21:45:50Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added YEngine, XEngine, and XMREngine

Aiaustin: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ Remove definition of OpenSimulator Standard Time - OpenSim time is set in Robust.[HG].ini

2020-09-25T11:32:07Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: Remove definition of OpenSimulator Standard Time - OpenSim time is set in Robust.[HG].ini

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added MRM

2020-09-24T22:31:13Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added MRM

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ moving the list of functions out of definitions list and to tech ref page

2020-09-19T14:32:49Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: moving the list of functions out of definitions list and to tech ref page

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added COF

2020-09-15T23:26:59Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added COF

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ add OpenSimulator Standard Time definition with link to orphaned OST page

2020-09-07T20:48:43Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: add OpenSimulator Standard Time definition with link to orphaned OST page

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added Serverless Grids along with link to the previously orphaned page

2020-09-03T23:12:50Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added Serverless Grids along with link to the previously orphaned page

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ updated scene, added scene graph

2020-09-03T22:22:00Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: updated scene, added scene graph

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added bakes

2020-09-02T23:32:01Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added bakes

Steevithak: /* Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms */ added entity, prim, and mesh

2020-09-02T16:16:00Z

‎Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms: added entity, prim, and mesh

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 ;<span id="OGS2">OGS2</span>
-:Acronym for '''O'''penSimulator '''G'''rid '''S'''ervices version '''2'''. An experimental improvement to OGS1. The code was written and tested but never adopted in a release version of OpenSimulator. Instead, ROBUST was developed to replace OGS1.
+:Acronym for '''O'''penSimulator '''G'''rid '''S'''ervices version '''2'''. An experimental improvement to OGS1. The code was written and tested but never adopted in a release version of OpenSimulator. Instead, '''ROBUST''' was developed to replace OGS1.
 ;<span id="Prim">Prim</span>
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 ;<span id="Viewer">Viewer</span>
 :A client application that connects to OpenSimulator and displays a view of the simulation to a user. There are many viewers but most are forks of the original open-sourced SL viewer. For more, see [[Connecting]].
 = See Also =

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 ;<span id="OGS2">OGS2</span>
 :Acronym for '''O'''penSimulator '''G'''rid '''S'''ervices version '''2'''. An experimental improvement to OGS1. The code was written and tested but never adopted in a release version of OpenSimulator. Instead, ROBUST was developed to replace OGS1.
 ;<span id="Prim">Prim</span>

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 ;<span id="Megaregion">Megaregion</span>
 :An experimental and now deprecated type of region that could exceed the usual 256x256 meter size limit by combining multiple standard regions. Megaregions were deprecated in OpenSimulator v0.8.2 and support for them was removed in OpenSimulator v0.9.0. For more, see [[Megaregions]].
 ;<span id="OGS1">OGS1</span>

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 ;<span id="Viewer">Viewer</span>
 :A client application that connects to OpenSimulator and displays a view of the simulation to a user. There are many viewers but most are forks of the original open-sourced SL viewer. For more, see [[Connecting]].
 = See Also =

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 ;<span id="Client">Client</span>
 :A program that connects to OpenSimulator over a network. A Viewer is a type of client that allows a user to view the simulation. Other types of clients might include search engines, messaging applications, or other programs that connect to OpenSimulator but do not create a visual presence within the simulation.
 ;<span id="Entity">Entity</span>

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 ;<span id="Grid">Grid</span>
-:An array of one or more regions maintained by a collection of OpenSimulator ROBUST grid services that form a single, self-contained Virtual World.
+:An array of one or more regions maintained by a collection of OpenSimulator ROBUST grid services that form a single, self-contained Virtual World. May also refer to a '''Serverless Grid'''.
 ;<span id="Hypergrid">Hypergrid</span>
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 ;<span id="ScenePresence">ScenePresence</span>
 :Each viewer is represented by one or more avatars. The Root avatar or ScenePresence functions as a kind of cursor, into the grid. Where the region will keep the viewer updated on the state of the simulation, taking place in the scene. Besides the root presence, a number of child presences will exist in the neighboring regions, enabling the viewer to know what is going on in the neighboring regions.
 ;<span id="Session">Session</span>

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 ;<span id="Region">Region</span>
-:A 256 x 256 meter area that has an X/Y position in a grid and a regionhandle calculated from the position. A region can also be defined as an IP endpoint that the Viewer can use to establish a client connection. The unique ID of a region is a UUID. This means that a region can change position, and because of that position change, the regionhandle will be recalculated. The regionhandle will uniquely identify a position in a grid. A region contains a number of sub components such as Scene and Client/Viewer circuits. See also '''Varregion''' and '''MegaRegion''' for comparison. '''Note''': in some cases, region may refer to the regions database table which stores data related to a simulator's regions. For more on the DB usage, see [[Regions_(database_table)]].
+:A 256 x 256 meter area that has an X/Y position in a '''grid''' and a '''regionhandle''' calculated from the position. A region can also be defined as an IP endpoint that the Viewer can use to establish a client connection. The unique ID of a region is a UUID. This means that a region can change position, and because of that position change, the regionhandle will be recalculated. The regionhandle will uniquely identify a position in a grid. A region contains a number of sub components such as Scene and Client/Viewer circuits. See also '''Varregion''' and '''MegaRegion''' for comparison. '''Note''': in some cases, region may refer to the regions database table which stores data related to a simulator's regions. For more on the DB usage, see [[Regions_(database_table)]].
 ;<span id="Regionhandle">Regionhandle</span>
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 ;<span id="ROBUST">ROBUST</span>
-:Acronym for '''R'''edesigned '''O'''penSimulator '''B'''asic '''U'''niversal '''S'''erver '''T'''echnology. A modular replacement for OGS1 to provide grid services including UGAIM as well as allowing third party modules to replace standard grid services or implement new ones. Adoption of ROBUST began with OpenSimulator v0.6.6 and incrementally replaced additional OGS1 services until OpenSimulator v0.7 when ROBUST provided all services and OGS1 was completely removed. For more, see [[ROBUST]]
+:Acronym for '''R'''edesigned '''O'''penSimulator '''B'''asic '''U'''niversal '''S'''erver '''T'''echnology. A modular replacement for '''OGS1''' to provide grid services including '''UGAIM''' as well as allowing third party modules to replace standard grid services or implement new ones. Adoption of ROBUST began with OpenSimulator v0.6.6 and incrementally replaced additional OGS1 services until OpenSimulator v0.7 when ROBUST provided all services and OGS1 was completely removed. For more, see [[ROBUST]]
 ;<span id="Scene">Scene</span>
-:A scene is part of a region, currently there is a one to one relationship, i.e. one region has one scene. A scene contains all the 3d ''objects'', called ''Entities'', entities can either be ScenePresences or SceneObjectGroups. A ScenePresence can be represented by an avatar, if it is a root scene presence. SceneObjectGroups consists of a number of SceneObjectParts.
+:In 3D graphics, a scene is the visual representation of all the '''entities''' and visual characteristics (light, shadows, atmospheric effects, etc) of a defined physical space. The visual representation is expressed in a '''scene graph''' and shared between the '''viewer''' and '''simulator'''. The scene may change over time due to updates in the location or appearance of entities. In OpenSimulator, a scene is part of a '''region'''. Currently there is a one to one relationship; i.e. one region has one scene. The entities in an OpenSimulator scene are represented as either ScenePresences or SceneObjectGroups. A ScenePresence can be represented by an avatar, if it is a root scene presence. SceneObjectGroups consists of a number of SceneObjectParts.
-;<span id="Avatar-ScenePresence">Avatar/ScenePresence</span>
+;<span id="SceneGraph">Scene Graph</span>
 :Each viewer is represented by one or more avatars. The Root avatar or ScenePresence functions as a kind of cursor, into the grid. Where the region will keep the viewer updated on the state of the simulation, taking place in the scene. Besides the root presence, a number of child presences will exist in the neighboring regions, enabling the viewer to know what is going on in the neighboring regions.

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 == Definitions of OpenSimulator technical terms ==
 ;<span id="Caps">Caps</span>
-:An abbreviation that is short for Capabilities. Caps refers to the capabilities that a particular grid region provides to viewers such as voice or multimedia. For more, see [[CAPS]].
+:An abbreviation that is short for '''Capabilities'''. Caps refers to the capabilities that a particular grid region provides to viewers such as voice or multimedia. For more, see [[CAPS]].
 ;<span id="Client">Client</span>