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Like anything, there's jargon involved in Recoil. Here's the definition of some.

| Term | Remarks | See More |
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| Allyteam | What most people would naturally call a team is called an “allyteam” in Recoil terminology. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#allyteam-vs-team" %}}) |
| Team | A team is generally controlled by a player or AI. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#team-vs-player" %}}) |
| Spectator | Spectators are players not controlling any teams. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#regular-player-vs-spectator" %}}) |
| AI | A simulated player. | [More]({{% ref "articles/team-terminology/#player-vs-ai" %}}) |
| Lua AI | A Lua AI generally has two components: a piece of game mechanics, and the AI instance itself which is just handle to tell game mechanics which teams are legal to control. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#lua-ai-vs-skirmish-ai" %}}) |
| Skirmish AI | A "skirmish" AI is hosted by one of the players and generally acts similar to a player. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#lua-ai-vs-skirmish-ai" %}}) |
| Gaia | "Gaia" is a special team that is always present, uncontrolled, and is always its own Allyteam. Generally used for neutral units and features. | [More]({{% ref "/articles/team-terminology/#gaia" %}}) |
| Callin | A callback that the engine executes on Lua scripts; it "calls in" to the Lua environment. | [Docs]({{% ref "/docs/lua-api/callins" %}}) |
| Callout | Any function in the Lua API that comes from the engine. It "calls out" from Lua. | [Spring API]({{% ref "/docs/lua-api/spring" %}}) [Script API]({{% ref "/docs/lua-api/script" %}}) |
| Unit | Any controllable or commandable entity; usually a soldier or a building. | |
| Feature | Any non-commandable, but interactible, prop or item; usually trees, rocks, set dressing, etc. | |
| Map | A game arena. | |
| Scenario | A version of a map with scripted events, zones, and mechanics. | |
| Widget | A Lua script that can control UI. | |
| Gadget | A Lua script that can control game mechanics. | |

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