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 The following '''glossary''' explains the definition of some words and acronyms used in wikis, as well as some words used only on Pikipedia. For more wiki terms, see {{w|Wikipedia:Glossary}}.
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 ==A==
-;Administrators
-:(Also known as ''[[Pikipedia:Administrators|sysops]]'') are trustworthy and active users who have the accessibility to more features like [[Special:Logs/delete|deleting pages]] or [[Special:Logs/block|banning unruly users.]]
 ==B==
 ;Ban
 :A user that is banned can no longer contribute or post on the wiki. Normally, only problematic users are banned.
-;[[Project:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]]
-:A user that occupies the same sysop abilities but can also grant users administrator or bureaucrat rights to other users.
 ==C==
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 ==E==
-;Edit summary
-:The contents of the "Summary:" field below the edit box on the "Edit this page" page.
-;Editor
-:Anyone who writes or modifies Pikipedia articles. That includes you. Other terms with the same meaning: '''''contributor, user.'''''
 ==F==
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 ==G==
+;Gadget
+:Gadgets are {{w|JavaScript}} tools that can be enabled from your Pikipedia [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].
 ;GIF
 :An image format that is popular for its ability to contain animations, though at low quality.
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 ;Minor edit
-:On the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] page, ('''m'''), (lowercase, bold) &mdash; indicates that the edit was minor, with a small numeral change in the page's bytes.
+:On the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] page, ('''m'''), (lowercase, bold) &mdash; indicates that the edit was minor, and didn't change the content of the page much.
 ;Move
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 ==O==
-;[[Special:OrphanedPages|Orphan]], orphan article, orphaned article, orphan image, orphaned image
-: An ''orphaned article'' is an article with no links from other pages in the main article [[Help:Glossary#N|namespace]]. An ''orphaned image'' is an image with no links from any pages at all. You can view lists of [[Special:OrphanedPages|orphaned articles]] and [[Special:Unusedimages|images]].
 ==P==
-;Patrol
-:Pikipedia staff (and staff on most wikis) have an internal system where they mark new edits as "patrolled" after they have cleaned them or accepted them, so that other staff members do not need to do the same.
 ;PNG
 :An image format that usually results in large file sizes, but has no loss of quality. It also supports transparency.
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 ;Protected page
-:This term indicates a page that cannot be edited except by administrators, or in some cases, [[Project:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed users]]. Usually, this is done to prevent further vandalism or edit wars from happening. You can see a list of protected pages [[Special:ProtectedPages|here]].
+:This term indicates a page that cannot be edited except by administrators, or in some cases, [[Pikipedia:Autoconfirmed users|autoconfirmed users]]. This is usually done to prevent further vandalism or edit wars from happening. You can see a list of protected pages [[Special:ProtectedPages|here]].
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 ;Spam
 :Comments and content that do not add anything to a topic, are uncalled for, and are generally annoying. Users who spam can get [[#B|banned]].
+;Staff
+:Wiki editors who are trusted with additional [[Help:Group rights|user rights]]. Includes [[Pikipedia:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]], [[Pikipedia:Developers|Developers]], [[Pikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]], and [[Pikipedia:Patrollers|Patrollers]].
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