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| − | '''Terminology''' used in the world of Mario Kart time trials competition. This page covers the terminology in all Mario Kart games, [[Super Mario Kart]], [[Mario Kart 64]], [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]], [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]], and [[Mario Kart DS]].
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| − | == Terms ==
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| − | ;1lap:var. of flap.
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| − | ;2lap (MKDD):Course time: Amount of time it takes to complete the entire race in [[Wario Colosseum]].
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| − | ;3lap:Course time: Amount of time it takes to complete the entire race.
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| − | ;5lap (SMK):Course time: Amount of time it takes to complete the entire race. Also applies to [[Baby Park (MKDS)|Baby Park]] in MKDS and all SMK Retro Tracks in [[Mario Kart Super Circuit|MKSC]].
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| − | ;7lap (MKDD):Course time: Amount of time it takes to complete the entire race in [[Baby Park]].
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| − | ;50Hz (MKDD):Only available on a PAL system, and runs at a frame rate of 25fps, so the game runs slower than in 60Hz.
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| − | ;60Hz (MKDD):Available on both NTSC and PAL systems, and runs at a frame rate of 29.97fps, the speed the game was meant to be played at.
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| − | ;AB-spin:Pressing A+B+left or right while standing still to quickly spin around.
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| − | ;AF:abbr. of Average Finish.
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| − | ;Average Finish:The average rank of all a person's times in a game.
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| − | ;Avg Fin:abbr. of Average Finish.
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| − | ;Blue Boost (MKSC):Boost gained by holding a slide long enough that when you straighten up you gain a visible boost.
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| − | ;Dexghost (MK64): A ghost saved on your computer by using a dexdrive.
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| − | ;[[MK64 Tactics|Everettstart]] (MK64): A trick used to save .01 at the beginning of a race.
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| − | ;flap:Fastlap: Amount of time it takes to complete a single lap.
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| − | ;GP:Grand Prix: One of the unimportant modes in Mario Kart.
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| − | ;Kartlength:The length of the kart, often used to measure distance in Mario Kart.
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| − | ;MK:Mario Kart: The series of racing games that the kart gods command us to play.
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| − | ;MT:Mini-turbo: Getting a speed boost after power sliding. Can be done facing the right-hand side (R-MT or Right Facing MT) and to the left-hand side. (L-MT or Left Facing MT)
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| − | ;[[Luigi Raceway|Mylestyle]] (MK64): A shortcut in Luigi Raceway.
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| − | ;[[SMK Tactics|NBT]] (SMK):New Boosting Technique: Using a boost to drive offroad without speed loss.
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| − | ;[[SMK Non-NBT Players' Site|Non-NBT]] (SMK):Not using NBTs.
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| − | ;Non-SC:Non-shortcut: Not using shortcuts.
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| − | ;NPR:New personal record (not commonly used).
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| − | ;NTSC:National Television Standards Committee: The system used in the Americas and Japan that runs at 60 hz.
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| − | ;NTSCer:One who plays on an NTSC system.
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| − | ;NWR:New world record (not commonly used).
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| − | ;PAL:Phase Alternating Line: The system used in Europe, Asia (except for Japan), and Australia that runs at 50Hz. In MK64, PAL times are divided by 1.2024 to determine the equivalent NTSC time.
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| − | ;PALie:One who plays on a PAL system.
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| − | ;PL:Player's List.
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| − | ;[[POM]]:Player of the Month: An award given to the fastest improver of the month.
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| − | ;[[POQ]]:Player of the Quarter: An award given to the fastest improver of the quarter.
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| − | ;POS:Player of the Season: An award given to the fastest improver of the season.
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| − | ;[[POW]]:Player of the Week: An award given to the fastest improver of the week.
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| − | ;[[POY]]:Player of the Year: An award given to the fastest improver of the year.
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| − | ;[[PR]]:Personal Record: A person's fastest 3lap or flap for a certain track.
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| − | ;[[MKDS Tactics|PRB]] (MKDS): Prolonged rocket boost: A glitch used to drive offroad without speed loss.
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| − | ;SC:Shortcut: Jumping over a wall or fence or using lakitu to skip part of the track. Routes that were clearly intended, for example the tunnel in [[Koopa Troopa Beach]] or jumping over unobstructed gaps is not a shortcut.
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| − | ;Shroom:Mushroom: Speed boost items you can use during the race. You get none in SMK, 3 in MK64 and MKSC, 2 in MKDD, and 1, 2, or 3 depending on your kart choice in MKDS.
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| − | ;Shroomslide: Sliding while shrooming.
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| − | ;Snaking (MKDD and MKDS):Var. of SSMT (only used by n00bs).
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| − | ;Spinies: Term used to describe the black shaped things on Yoshi Valley (mk64)
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| − | ;Spiral (MK64):The fully circular turn with the star in the middle in [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]].
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| − | ;[[Site Record|SR]]:Site Record: The fastest 3lap or flap that has been submitted to a certain site.
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| − | ;Straight MT (aka [[New MT Tech]]) (MKDD): A MT where you release the gas button just after the turbo is released. This will cause you to continue drifting in the direction that you were sliding, allowing for perfectly straight MTs.
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| − | ;SSMT:Straight stretch mini-turbo: Doing a mini-turbo on a straightaway.
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| − | ;Standard:A set time needed to achieve a certain rank.
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| − | ;Strat:Strategy.
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| − | ;TOY:Turtle of the Year: An award given to Finn Berger for being such a slow but consistent improver.
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| − | ;Tran (MK64):Sticking to the road as you go down the steep slope in [[Rainbow Road (MK64)|Rainbow Road]]. Also sometimes used with slopes in other races.
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| − | ;Tricking or Ticking: A method of shrooming into a stationery part of the track (wall/block etc) in MKSC and then letting go of the gas, you will continue at full speed and can cross terrains without losing speed such like NBT on smk.
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| − | ;TT:Time Trials
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| − | ;[[World Record|WR]]:World Record: The fastest 3lap or flap driven by anyone for a certain track.
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| − | ;Vs.:Versus Mode: One of the unimportant modes in Mario Kart.
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| − | ;Zipper :A yellow and red strip (usually pointing in an arrow shape) which gives you a boost as powerful as a shroom (see shroom).
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