> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ss14.art/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Acronyms and Nomenclature

| Shorthand             | Meaning                                                                                                            |
| :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| SS14                  | Space Station 14. Remake of Space Station 13 (SS13).                                                               |
| BYOND                 | The game engine for SS13.                                                                                          |
| RobustToolbox, Engine | SS14's game engine.  (Think BYOND).                                                                                |
| Content, Content Pack | The "game" running on RobustToolbox.  (Think SS13).                                                                |
| CVar                  | Convar/Console Variable. Configurable value that you can change in the config files or through the console.        |
| .yml, YAML            | YAML Ain't Markup Language. Used to define prototypes.                                                             |
| .toml, TOML           | Tom's Obvious Minimal Language. Like YAML but for config.                                                          |
| ECS                   | Entity Component System                                                                                            |
| IoC                   | [Inversion of Control](../../robust-toolbox/ioc)                                                                   |
| .dmi, DMI             | BYOND/SS13's sprite file format. Converted to an RSI for our usage.                                                |
| .rsi, RSI             | Robust Station Images. SS14's image "file" format (actually a folder).                                             |
| PVS                   | Potentially Visible Set. Stops the server from sending out-of-range entities to clients.                           |
| PJB, PJB3005          | The Project Lead. Why the fuck is my name in here?                                                                 |
| VSC, VSCode           | Visual Studio Code. Not the same as VS.                                                                            |
| VS                    | Visual Studio Community 2017/19. Not the same as VSC. The IDE for people who can't get a Rider license.            |
| Rider                 | [A crossplatform IDE for C#.](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/) (Can be obtained for free for non-commercial use). |
| Watchdog              | SS14 Server Watchdog. Used for dedicated server logging, updating and general management.                          |
| Lidgren               | Networking library.                                                                                                |
| Box2D                 | The basis for SS14's (heavily modified) physics system.                                                            |
| Avalonia              | UI framework used for the launcher.                                                                                |
| Postgres, SQLite      | Databases.                                                                                                         |
| EntityUid             | Entity Unique Identifier                                                                                           |