Tech Dictionary (content will be moved to individual pages) A Advanced Automation AA SMP A technical Minecraft Server well known for its perimeters and origins. More info in Community Shelf. AB Tileable / A/B Tileable AB Descriptor A term used to describe a contraption's tileability . The contraption will have two slices, an A slice and a B slice. The slices alternate to achieve a working state. Area of Effect aoe Term A term used to describe a function which affects a given area. This term is mostly used in villager tech. Aligner Term A block with a collision box less than a full block used to align items such as chests, sea pickles, or cake. B Name Abbr. T ag Description Batcher Contraption A contraption used for storage tech that groups items together periodically before releasing them into an item stream. Blocks per second bps Descriptor A term used to describe an entity's speed, or how fast a contraption can move an entity. Block Update Detector BUD Contraption Binary Term Box Comparer   Contraption   Box Display   Contraption   Box Separator Contraption Box Sorter Contraption Bulk Storage Contraption C Name Abbr. T ag Description Chest Hall Contraption Creative Multiplayer CMP Server A multiplayer server with the primary gamemode being Creative. In tmc, this is mostly used for collaboration i designing new tech. Comparator Update Detector CUD Contraption   D Name Abbr. T ag Description Decoder Contraption Digsort Contraption A storage system designed to process and sort natural resources from mining a Perimeter . Directional Term Double Piston Extender dpe Contraption A contraption that extends a block 2 blocks of distance before returning it. Dr Jan Cyan DJC User Youtuber A well known betmc player who made early discoveries in mob farming. Drops per Hour dph Descriptor A term used to measure the speed of a farm marked by the number of items it produces in an hour. E Name Abbr. T ag Description Encoded Descriptor Encoder   Contraption   Engine Contraption F Name Abbr. T ag Description Flying Machine Contraption A contraption that moves automatically by pistons pushing and pulling a set of blocks joined together by either slime or honey. Fully Hopper Locked FHL Descriptor A term used to describe a contraption that locks ALL hoppers when not in use. Fill Sorter   Contraption   Filtered Loader   Contraption   Fixed Loader Contraption G Name Abbr. T ag Description General Mob Farm gmf Farm A mob farm that produces and harvests loot from the basic overworld environmental mobs (zombie, skeleton, spider, creeper, witch). Global Mob Cap Game Mechanic The mob cap that affects the entire world. When full, no mobs can spawn. n=200. Golden Helmet gh User A well known technical contributor and designer, and a moderator for the Minecraft bug tracker. Gravity Block Conversion gbc Tech Mechanic Contrpation An exploit that converts a Gravity Block into a random item by pushing a block into an end gateway. This process can only be done in versions before 1.16.100. Gravity Block Duping gbd Tech Mechanic Contraption An exploit that allows Gravity Blocks to duplicate its falling entity form by pushing the entity into unloaded chunks. This can be done using simulation distance, end gateways, or (only works in versions before 1.16.100) end portals. Gametick gt Game Mechanic The term which refers to the process of code being executed. There are 20gt in 1 second. H Name Abbr. T ag Description Hopper Speed hs Descriptor A term used to refer to the speed of how fast a contraption can transfer items. Hardcoded Spawning Area hsa Game Mechanic The chunks given to a structure in which the structure is placed in and certain mobs are able to spawn. Hardcoded Spawning Spot hss Game Mechanic A specific set of coordinates where mobs are able to spawn inside of structures. There exists 1 hss for every 1 hsa. I Name Abbr. T ag Description Insta-Kill Descriptor Tech Mechanic A term related to raid farms where the raid bar is instantly cleared by raiders spawning into a dump village. Item Call   Contraption   Item Wanker   Contraption   J Name Abbr. T ag Description                         K Name Abbr. T ag Description Keygen   Contraption   L Latch Contraption Loader   Contraption A contraption that loads items into a shulker box and breaks it when full. This is done to store more efficiently in less space. Local Mob Cap (Density Mob Cap) Game Mechanic Smaller mob caps that exist around players. Mobs have different mob caps they can fall under which are different sizes. Liquid Update Detector LUD Contraption   M Name Abbr. T ag Description Merger   Contraption   Multi-Item Sorter mis Contraption   Mixed Loader   Contraption   Milliseconds per Tick mspt Game Mechanic Term Mob Switch Contraption A contraption that blocks mob spawning by filling up the Global Mob Cap . N Name Abbr. T ag Description                         O Name Abbr. T ag Description Overworld Only owo Descriptor A term used to describe a farm that only works in the overworld. P Name Abbr. T ag Description Pair Sorter   Contraption   Passive Mob Farm Farm A mob farm that only spawns and harvests passive mobs such as cows and sheep. Perimeter Term A large area of the world mined out with the purpose to reduce passive lag and prevent mob spawning. Peripheral   Contraption Term   Point of Interest poi Term Blocks that villagers can claim and interact with. Includes beds, bells, and workstations. Precision Loader Contraption Q Name Abbr. T ag Description Quarry   Contraption A Flying Machine that shoots TNT to destroy an area of the world, and collects the items. R Name Abbr. T ag Description Redstone Tick rt Game Mechanic S Name Abbr. T ag Description Sequential Sorter   Contraption   Shulker Box Sorter sbs Contraption   Signal Strength ss Term The strength of a Redstone line. Ranges from 0-15 Silent Descriptor A term that means a contraption does not make any sound when in use. Simulation Distance sim distance Game Mechanic Descriptor The amount of chunks that is loaded around the player which can be changed in world settings. This can also be used as a term to describe what simulation distance a specific farm requires to operate. Slice Preservation Descriptor Soft Inversion si Tech Mechanic A discovery made that a Redstone torch placed on a piston will turn off when the piston is powered. Smart Box Display Contraption A Box Display that will only break the display box when the box is empty and closed. Splitter Contraption Sold State ss Descriptor Stratos SMP A bedrock tech server well known for GBC and advanced contraptions. Survival Multiplayer smp Server A multiplayer server where the primary gamemode is survival. in tmc, these are servers made for applying technical contraptions into survival Minecraft. T Name Abbr. T ag Description Technical Minecraft Community TMC Term The community of Minecraft players dedicated to technical gameplay. TechRock TR SMP One of the oldest technical bedrock edition tech servers Temp Storage   Contraption   T-flipflop tff Contraption   Toggle state Term Transcoder   Contraption   Trident Killer tk Contraption A contraption that pushes a trident using pistons to kill mobs automatically without player input.  U Name Abbr. T ag Description Universal Tree Farm UTF Farm A tree farm that can grow and harvest Oak, Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, and Cherry Trees. Unloading Array Contraption Unstackable Filter (Nonstackable Filter)   Contraption A contraption that filters stackable items from nonstackable items Unstackable Sorter (Nonstackable Sorter)   Contraption A contraption that sorts nonstackable items based on different properties each item possesses. V Name Abbr. T ag Description Variable Sorter   Contraption   Village   Game Mechanic An area where villager data is stored and allows villagers to complete certain functions. Created by a villager claiming a bed. Village Merging Game Mechanic A process where two villages will merge into one when their boundaries are too close. The villagers will transfer into the village that isn't destroyed. Village Stacking Tech Mechanic The process of moving two or more villages closer than what their boundaries allow to prevent Village Merging. Village Stretching Game Mechanic A process where the boundaries of a village are expanded by placing POI near the edge of the village. W Name Abbr. T ag Description World Eater Contraption A Flying Machine that drops TNT onto a section of world that is planned to be destroyed. World Download wdl Term A term given to an exported world with the intent for other players to download and use it.  X Name Abbr. T ag Description Xploit   SMP A bedrock edition tech server well known for its players and advanced farms. Y Name Abbr. T ag Description                         Z Name Abbr. T ag Description