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Roblox Glossary

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Roblox Client General

a website, hub, and app where users access games and experiences

Roblox Studio General

a game engine and developer tool used to create and code games, worlds, and experiences for the Roblox Client

Game Engine General

software tools that allow developers to create video games. It houses the logic, scenes, and components developers use to create games

Roblox General

A cross-platform hub for playing, creating, and sharing video games and experiences online.

Game Design General

Blending of computer programming, graphic design, and a storyline.

Lua General

the programming language used for scripting on Roblox

Game Development General

The technical process of converting game objectives into the actual product by writing code

transform General

changing a geometric object's position or orientation within a space

obby General

A video game where players navigate a character through a series of obstacles

spawn General

Live or initial creation of a game's player character, object, or non-playing character

respawn General

Recreation of a game object or character after its death or destruction

despawn General

Deletion or removal of a game object, including characters, from a game's world

checkpoint General

Locations in a game where a player's character can respawn

anchor General

to make a part stay in place during gameplay rather than having gravity pull it downward

lock General

The property that controls whether or not you can select an item in the main game area

negate General

Subtractive modeling tool used to remove a portion of one model using the shape of another

union General

Solid modeling tool that combines or joins two models together

Code General

Code is the name for the instructions you write to a computer in a program.

Code

Script General

Lines of code

Loop General

A loop is a way to repeat code in your program.

Loop

Function General

A function is like a command that you get to invent and name. It allows us to break our program into smaller parts, making the program easier to understand.

Boolean General

Binary and evaluates to either true or false. true; false

Event General

An action in a game that is used as input to a program

Conditional Statement General

A statement that evaluates to true or false.