A-E

Name	Abbr.	Tag	Description
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.

Name	Abbr.	Tag	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
Box Comparer		Contraption
Box Display		Contraption
Box Separator		Contraption
Box Sorter		Contraption
Bulk Storage		Contraption

Name	Abbr.	Tag	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

Name	Abbr.	Tag	Description
Decoder		Contraption
Dr Jan Cyan	DJC	User Youtuber	A well known betmc player who made early discoveries in mob farming.
Double Piston Extender	dpe	Contraption	A contraption that extends a block 2 blocks of distance before returning it.
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.