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Minecraft Vocabulary

This is a list of words that are essential for a good Minecraft experience.

We encourage you to contribute additional words, along with Minecraft context, and any tips for new players.

== Minecraft functions and gameplay==
 * Mod - Short for "modification", a mod is a player-made re-write of certain game features, to either add new things (new items, blocks, tools, mobs, structures, etc) or change existing ones.


 * Features - Components of the game such as switches, lights, animals, blocks, or anything else that resides in the world of minecraft.


 * Structures - Buildings generated by the game (Nether Fortresses, Dungeons, villages, etc.)


 * Skins - The visual appearance of your character in-game, that you either make or download from external sites.


 * NPC - Non-Playable Characters. AI in the game that you can interact with but not play as.


 * Resource packs - A player-made set of resources that change the appearance of blocks, and the appearance and sounds of mobs (Previously known as texture packs).


 * SMP/SSP - Survival Multi-player and Survival Single-Player.


 * Spleef - A popular, player-generated game in Multi-Player, in which the player has to dig the blocks under his opponent to kill said opponent.


 * PvP - 'Player vs Player', meaning that you can attack other players, and they can attack you.


 * Classic Creative - An old, but original version of Minecraft Creative mode. You can find it on the website.


 * Commands - Abilities granted to certain players by typing them into the chat (example: /help is a command that will list other commands). Certain servers will not allow normal players to use commands, and some servers will have more commands for players to use.

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