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The Waker Dictionary is a collection of terms created and used by wakers (the sentient computer programs that players will take the roles of in any game of ''Horizon: Virtual'') to refer to themselves, other wakers and the places, beings and events that they encounter in Program Space. | The Waker Dictionary is a collection of terms created and used by wakers (the sentient computer programs that players will take the roles of in any game of ''Horizon: Virtual'') to refer to themselves, other wakers and the places, beings and events that they encounter in Program Space. | ||
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==Bantam== | ==Bantam== | ||
− | (noun) One of the five [[#Form|forms]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a Bantam is the most stealthy form | + | (noun) One of the five [[#Form|forms]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a Bantam is the smallest and most stealthy form. Like the [[#Userclone|Userclone]] form, all Bantams are humanoid (approximately child-sized), though the category usually expresses many iterations (aliens, pixies) on the baseline. |
==BASIC== | ==BASIC== | ||
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==Class== | ==Class== | ||
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==Code Bike== | ==Code Bike== | ||
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==Code Bomb== | ==Code Bomb== | ||
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==Code Vehicle== | ==Code Vehicle== | ||
− | (noun) A type of [[#Program_Space|Program Space]] | + | (noun) A type of transport unique to [[#Program_Space|Program Space]]. Code vehicles are powered py the concentration of the controlling program, and often appear as simplistic equivalents of [[#User_Space|User Space]] vehicles. |
==Codeeater== | ==Codeeater== | ||
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==Corrupted== | ==Corrupted== | ||
(noun) | (noun) | ||
− | * Any [[#Waker|waker]] or [[#Dreamer|dreamer]] whose coding is degraded or changed somehow for the worse, be it from a [[# | + | * The [[#Waker|waker]] term for deleted programs returned to a semblance of life; the [[#Program_Space|Program Space]] equivalent of undead. |
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+ | (verb) | ||
+ | * Any [[#Waker|waker]] or [[#Dreamer|dreamer]] whose coding is degraded or changed somehow for the worse, be it from a [[#Codeeater|codeeater]] or another corrupted program. | ||
==Counterwrite== | ==Counterwrite== | ||
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==Cycle== | ==Cycle== | ||
− | (noun) Unit of time in [[#Program_Space|Program Space]], roughly equivalent to eight (8) | + | (noun) Unit of time in [[#Program_Space|Program Space]], roughly equivalent to eight (8) Program Space hours (or twenty [[#User_Space|User Space]] seconds). |
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==Data Access Port== | ==Data Access Port== | ||
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==Datapad== | ==Datapad== | ||
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==Destroyer== | ==Destroyer== | ||
(noun) One of the six [[#Heritage|heritages]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a destroyer excels at inflicting violence upon other [[#Program|programs]]. | (noun) One of the six [[#Heritage|heritages]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a destroyer excels at inflicting violence upon other [[#Program|programs]]. | ||
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==Discus== | ==Discus== | ||
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==Firewall== | ==Firewall== | ||
− | (noun) The primary and/or most visible form of security posessed by a given [[#System|system | + | (noun) The primary and/or most visible form of security posessed by a given [[#System|system]]. |
==Form== | ==Form== | ||
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=P= | =P= | ||
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==Pixel== | ==Pixel== | ||
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==Razor== | ==Razor== | ||
(noun) A [[#Waker|waker]] that, either by choice or as a result of the action of a [[#Microvirus|microvirus]], serves the wishes of a [[#Progenitor_Virus|progenitor virus]]. | (noun) A [[#Waker|waker]] that, either by choice or as a result of the action of a [[#Microvirus|microvirus]], serves the wishes of a [[#Progenitor_Virus|progenitor virus]]. | ||
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==Resister== | ==Resister== | ||
(noun) One of the six [[#Heritage|heritages]] of [[#Waker|waker]]. Resisters are known for their extreme resilience and overall toughness. | (noun) One of the six [[#Heritage|heritages]] of [[#Waker|waker]]. Resisters are known for their extreme resilience and overall toughness. | ||
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==Rewrite== | ==Rewrite== | ||
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==Sleeper== | ==Sleeper== | ||
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==Subroutine== | ==Subroutine== | ||
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==System== | ==System== | ||
(noun) | (noun) | ||
− | * A flexible term that refers to | + | * A flexible term that refers to an area from a house to a building or even an urban area (see [[#Major_System|major system]]) within [[#Program_Space|Program Space]]. Represents a particular conglomeration of networked computers and/or networked networks within [[#User_Space|User Space]] and typically delineated by the presence of a [[#Firewall|firewall]]. |
* Shortened form of [[#System_Program|system program]]. | * Shortened form of [[#System_Program|system program]]. | ||
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+ | ==Terminal== | ||
+ | (noun) The [[#Waker|waker]] term for a zombie created by a data virus. | ||
==Thinker== | ==Thinker== | ||
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==Waker== | ==Waker== | ||
− | (noun) One of the three types of [[#Program|program]], a waker is a self-aware, sentient and free-willed fusion of a [[#Dreamer|dreamer]] and some undefined | + | (noun) One of the three types of [[#Program|program]], a waker is a self-aware, sentient and free-willed fusion of a [[#Dreamer|dreamer]] and some undefined code-fragment or emission of a [[#Progenitor_Virus|progenitor virus]] (see [[#Awakening|Awakening]]). Wakers can be categorised by their [[#Heritage|heritages]], [[#Form|forms]] and [[#Class|classes]]. |
==Webcrawler== | ==Webcrawler== | ||
− | (noun) One of the six [[#Class|classes]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a webcrawler is the scout, trailblazer and frontiersman of [[#Program_Space|Program Space]], primarily due to its previous existence as data search and collection agent for a database | + | (noun) One of the six [[#Class|classes]] of [[#Waker|waker]], a webcrawler is the scout, trailblazer and frontiersman of [[#Program_Space|Program Space]], primarily due to its previous existence as data search and collection agent for a database program. |
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