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This is a list of terms commonly used within the Nintendo hacking scenes. | This is a list of terms commonly used within the Nintendo hacking scenes. | ||
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=== B === | |||
;Boot ROM, bootrom | |||
:Software used to boot a device, usually the very first software to be executed upon power up. | |||
=== C === | === C === | ||
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;NAND | ;NAND | ||
:Name for the internal storage or system memory. Often used even if the storage is not using [[wikipedia:Flash memory|NAND technology]]. | :Name for the internal storage or system memory. Often used even if the storage is not using [[wikipedia:Flash memory|NAND technology]]. | ||
;NTR | |||
:Short for Nitro, the codename for the Nintendo DS. | |||
=== R === | === R === | ||
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:A flaw in software that could be exploited. In a hacking sense, it can be used as a vector to run custom code. | :A flaw in software that could be exploited. In a hacking sense, it can be used as a vector to run custom code. | ||
= Nintendo 3DS = | |||
=== # === | === # === | ||
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;AGB_FIRM | ;AGB_FIRM | ||
:Name for the firmware that runs Game Boy Advance games on the 3DS. See also: [[3DS:GBA games]] | :Name for the firmware that runs Game Boy Advance games on the 3DS. See also: [[3DS:GBA games]] | ||
;ARM9 | |||
:The security processor for the 3DS. Handles access to storage devices, AES, and RSA hardware. Also is the main processor when running Nintendo DS and DSi software. | |||
;ARM11 | |||
:The application processor for the 3DS. Runs most of the operating system as well as game code. | |||
=== C === | === C === | ||
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;cardboard | ;cardboard | ||
:The System Transfer application. | :The System Transfer application. | ||
;CCI | |||
:The official filename for Nintendo 3DS cartridge images. Short for "CTR Cart Image". | |||
;CIA | ;CIA | ||
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;CTR | ;CTR | ||
: | :Short for both Citrus and Centrair, the codenames for both the Nintendo 3DS series as a whole and the original 2011 model. | ||
;CTRNAND | ;CTRNAND | ||
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;TWL | ;TWL | ||
: | :Short for Twilight, the codename for the Nintendo DSi. | ||
;TWLNAND | ;TWLNAND | ||
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:Name for the firmware that runs Nintendo DS and DSi games on the 3DS. | :Name for the firmware that runs Nintendo DS and DSi games on the 3DS. | ||
= Wii U = | |||
= Nintendo Switch = | |||
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