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Scratch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kaj | An inactive user who, after getting upset about not receiving enough views on their projects, threatened to hack some Scratchers' accounts and thus was banned |
| green flag | Sometimes simply called the 'flag,' this is what starts most projects' scripts running |
| duplicate | to copy and create another |
| control block | A block that either starts a script or keeps a script running |
| compression | Reducing the file size of a project in 1.4 |
| collaboration | A group of Scratchers who work together to create a projects or projects |
| blocks | Blocks make up scripts, which make a project work |
| booleanblocks | A conditional block that reports a statement to be true or false |
| C block | A block that fits stack blocks inside it |
| cap block | A block which ends a script or project |
| loop | repeats the code |
| MIDI | Stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, it allows notes to be played within Scratch using some of the sound blocks |
| motion block | A block which controls a sprite's movement |
| my stuff page | A Scratcher's profile page |
| operators | A block that performs math functions and string handling |
| paint editor | Scratch's built-in image editor |
| pen | A feature in Scratch, which allows things to be drawn on the screen |
| pen extension | The group of blocks allowing the use of the pen |
| picoboard | A board that allows Scratch to interact with the outside world |
| sprite | An object in Scratch which performs functions controlled by scripts |
| sensing block | A block that detects something, from a sound from a microphone to whether a sprite is touching a certain color |
| variable | A value that holds a string that can be changed |
| X-position | The position that a sprite or the mouse is at along the horizontal axis |
| Y position | The position that a sprite or the mouse is at along the vertical axis |