This page includes common terms used in the Beamable documentation and product.
| Name | Detail |
|---|---|
| Announcement | A message sent by the game maker to all game players. See Announcements Flow. |
| CID | The customer identification. Beamable generates this for each customer. |
| Content | The primary data concept within the Beamable Content Manager. |
| DBID | The database identification. Beamable generates an anonymous account for the player when the project first runs. |
| Feature | An individual aspect of the Beamable product used to create a great user experience. |
| First Frame | A first frame operation occurs very early in the game project's runtime -- possibly in the very first frame. |
| Guide | A how-to guide to create a great user experience. |
| Hard Currency | A currency type rewarded to the player through IAP transactions of real-world money. (Ex. Gems). See Currency HUD. |
| Item | An archetype of a Beamable store object. There may be a single instance or multiple instances of each. |
| Inventory | A collection of Beamable items owned by the active player. |
| KPI | A Key Performance Indicator is a metric that helps determine a game's success. |
| Lazy | A lazy operation occurs on-demand at the last moment possible to satisfy the use case. |
| Listing | A collection of Beamable store items. |
| Lookup Table | A data structure which represents a collection of keys - each mapped to one or more values. |
| Leaderboard | A list of high scores by all players of a game. See Leaderboard Flow. |
| PID | The project identification. Beamable generates this for each project. |
| Realm | A data sandbox in the Beamable back-end. |
| Serialization | The automatic process of transforming data structures for read/write storage. |
| Soft Currency | A currency type rewarded to the player through gameplay progression. (Ex. Experience Points or XP). See Currency HUD. |
| SKU | A Stock Keeping Unit is a unique indicator of a Beamable store item in an platform App Store. |
| Store | A collection of Beamable store listings. See Store Flow. |
| ToolBox | The Beamable Toolbox Window which serves as the main entry point for using Beamable. |
| Tool Window | A group of related Beamable editing functionality for game makers. |
| WIP | A Work In Progress feature or workflow is in active development, but not fully released. |
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