✨ Glossary of Gaming Terms and Abbreviations
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Multi-Game
Gaming software which offers more than one game on a single gaming device.
Noise
Radiated electromagnetic energy from a source that can induce stray electronic currents in nearby wiring or components.
Non Functional Spec’s
Existing standard or specifications (for example RS232).
Note Acceptor
The term “note acceptor” refers to bill validator, photo-optic, electromagnetic or magnetic sensors (internal or external to the gaming machine) and any additional devices used to validate a note.
NVRAM
Non-volatile RAM.
Payline
A term used to describe a line in a spinning reel game that has been bet on by a player and it has come up with a winning combination and a prize is awarded to the player. See Possible Lines and Selected Lit Lines as well.
Paytable
A set of rules, descriptions or graphical instructions relating to the prize(s) payable for winning combinations.
PCB
Printed Circuit Board - the piece of board used to connect together electronic components in a certain manner using tracks and holes to route the signals.
Period Meter
A meter whose value is reset after a memory reset or after a planned external event e.g. cash clearance. This meter represents the total of all updates since the last instance of the external event.
Play
A sequence of actions and states in the gaming machine initiated by a player through a wagering of credits and terminated when all credits wagered have been lost or all winnings have been transferred to the gaming machine’s total wins meter and the player’s credit meter. A game that triggers a feature (e.g. free games) and any subsequent features (including Gamble) are considered to be part of one play unless all winning credits are transferred to the credit meter before the feature is commenced.
PLD
Programmable Logic Device - an electronically configurable IC usually used for hardware control purposes.
Possible Lines
A term used to describe a line of symbols in a reel game that it is possible to bet on. See Payline and Selected Lit Lines as well.
Power Cycling
To switch electrical equipment off and on via the mains power.
Power Save Mode
The mode in which the gaming machine software turns off all non-essential components (e.g. monitors, cabinet lighting, button lamps, indicator lights, etc.) to conserve power.
Processor Board
The circuit board which contains the game EPROM and CPU.
Program Image File
This is a copy of a gaming machine’s software which may be resident on a monitoring system.
Progressive Hit
A progressive jackpot win.
Progressive Jackpot
A progressive jackpot is an incremental prize that increases by the accumulation of contributions from the turnover of the specified game, from a preset base value. It is reset to a different value (generally a base value plus possible secondary or overflow amounts) when the progressive prize is won.
PSD
Program Storage Device.
QA
Quality Assurance - The methods an organisation puts in place to ensure reliable quality control.
RAM
Random Access Memory.
RAM Clear
The process a service technician goes through to reset the memory of a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine into the ‘as new’ state.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
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