Glossary

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Glossary
You may come across many of these terms while browsing the ONX Wiki or watching ONX Roleplay content.
==Abbreviations==
===IC===
Short for 'In-Character'.
===OOC===
Short for 'Out-of-Character'.
===Dev===
Short for 'Developer'.
===Peds===
Short for 'Pedestrians'.
===GTA / GTA V===
Short for 'Grand Theft Auto' / 'Grand Theft Auto V'.
===Desync===
Short for 'Desynchronization'.
===OOCG===
Short for 'Out-of-Character Global'.
==Roleplay Terminology==
===Character===
A person or other being portrayed by a roleplayer. See a full list of characters on the ONX Wiki here.
===Roleplay / Roleplaying===
Acting in the role of a character; changing your usual behaviour to assume a new identity and act out the characteristics of a different persona. In the context of a group roleplaying situation: to collaboratively assume the roles of characters and create shared stories.
===Roleplayer===
A person who engages in roleplay.
===In-Character===
Used to describe anything that occurs within roleplay; the opposite of 'Out-of-Character' (OOC).
===Out-of-Character===
Used to describe anything that occurs outside of roleplay; the opposite of 'In-character' (IC).
===Setting===
The environment where roleplay characters exist; the world around roleplay characters.
===Lore===
An established set of knowledge or information about the setting for a roleplay environment; the history and agreed upon functions of the place where characters exist.
===Meta===
Information that players learn out-of-characterhttps://writing-games.com/metagaming-definition-and-examples/.
===Metagaming===
When players use meta information in-character; when players who know things that their characters don't/shouldn't make choices based on this out-of-character knowledge.
==OOC Server Terminology==
===Server===
An online, multiplayer instance of a game; in this case, Grand Theft Auto V, via FiveM.
===FiveM===
A third-party framework that enables customized multiplayer servers for Grand Theft Auto V.
===Whitelist===
The list of users who have been granted access to the ONX FiveM server.
===Whitelisted===
Any user/s who have been added to the whitelist.
===Developer===
Skilled individuals who develop features and assets for a game or server.
===Staff===
Trusted individuals who help run the server or facilitate the experience of players on the server.
===Queue===
The line of people waiting for their turn to log into the server.
===Server Restart / Reset===
The daily shutdown and restart of the server. This occurs every 24 hours at 8am EST.
===Desynchronization===
When a player experiences things appearing differently to them than to most other players, such as when a vehicle or character looks to be in a different position to one player versus another.
===Scuff===
When something is a bit broken/janky or not working properly.
===Out-of-Character Global===
The server-wide in-game OOC chat, used for out-of-character communications like requests for admin assistance (which will generally be redirected to Discord tickets) or clarifications of player intent.
==IC Server Terminology==
===General Terms===
===="Tsunami / Storm / Radiation Storm / Acid Rain"====
Server reset.
===="In My Head"====
When a player character needs to be AFK or otherwise not active in-game for a short time. Sometimes also referred to with phrases like "I need to think about something" or "I'm gonna be deep in thought for a while", among other excuses that indicate a character's intense focus on a task or inattention to what's going on around themselves.
===="Not In My Eyes"====
When something looks different to one player compared to another. Often used when somebody is experiencing desync, sometimes in a joking tone.
===="Look Through Your Eyes"====
When requesting a player to switch to first-person.
===="Muscle"====
"Flex your _ muscle." Refers to an input from a keyboard, mouse, or other peripheral. This is used to teach other players how to do certain things like open a menu or access a feature in-game without breaking character too much.
===="Kiki Face"====
When a player character's face has visibly reverted to default due to scuff.
===="Take A Nap"====
Briefly logging off and back on in an attempt to fix glitches or scuff.
===="Spider"====
"You have a spider on you." When someone's character model is not animating properly and requires the player to jump or ragdoll or initiate another animation to reset the model.
===Professional Terms===
====MDW====
Mobile Data Workstation; a tablet equipped with software for creating and reading reports, accessing documents such as legislation, creating and reading citizen profiles, documenting licenses issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc.
====State ID====
A character's unique identifier consisting of a string of at least 4 numbers. These identifiers are generated incrementally upon character creation.
====FTO / FTI / FTS / FTL====
Field Training Officer, Instructor, Supervisor, and Lead - certifications for members of the police force who are involved with training and personnel.
==Gaming Terminology==
===Gameplay===
How a game is played; the features and experience of playing or interacting with a game.
===Player===
Anyone who plays or interacts with a game. See a full list of players on ONX here.
===Sandbox===
A gaming environment that enables a great degree of creativity and freedom without many restrictions or predetermined goals.
===Develop===
The act of creating features, assets, code, etc. for a game or server.
===Vanilla===
The base game itself, or its features, as they exist in their natural state with no modifications, additions, or third-party customisation.
===Pedestrians===
Models for non-playable charactershttps://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Pedestrians. In FiveM servers, these assets are used and modified for player characters.
===AFK===
'Away From Keyboard'; not at your computer, and therefore not actively available in-game.
===First-Person===
When a player views the action as though through the eyes of the character they are controlling.
==Wiki Terminology==
===Editor===
# A person who edits the wiki.
# The user interface which enables editing content on the wiki.
===Article===
A page on a wiki that provides information on the subjects of the wiki.
===Source===
Code; programming instructions.
===Infobox===
A design element that can be used in an article which provides concise pieces of information about the subject of the page.
===Template===
A type of non-article page that provides a quick and easy way for the same source to be used across multiple pages.
===Category===
A collation of pages that have been defined as belonging to the same group.
==References==