Glossary

This is a list of terms commonly used within the Nintendo hacking scenes.

General

C

custom firmware, CFW

Software that patches the official firmware to do more things. See also: custom firmware

D

Dump

Copying a game's contents to a format easily accessible by a PC or other device.

E

exploit

Code that is used to take advantage of a vulnerability. In a hacking sense, it can be used as a method to run custom software on the device.

H

homebrew

Software for a device that is not authorized by its manufacturer.

N

NAND

Name for the internal storage or system memory.

R

region change

Changing the system firmware from its source region.

V

vulnerability

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

A

AGB_FIRM

Name for the firmware that runs Game Boy Advance games on the 3DS. See also: 3DS:GBA games

C

CIA

An installable package. Short for "CTR Importable Archive".

CTR

Codename for the Nintendo 3DS as a whole, as well as the original 2011 model.

Rosalina

The in-game menu feature of Luma3DS.

E

EmuNAND

A redirected NAND that is instead read from the SD card. Also known as a RedNAND.

essential.exefs

A file generated using GodMode9 containing various per-console files.

I

ID0

Part of the "Nintendo 3DS" SD card directory tree. The name of this folder is generated from a hash based on the movable.sed.

ID1

Part of the "Nintendo 3DS" SD card directory tree. The name of this folder is generated from the CID of the SD card used at the time.

L

Luma3DS

The primary custom firmware for the 3DS. See also: 3DS:Luma3DS

N

NATIVE_FIRM

The normal firmware that is used to run 3DS games and applications.

S

seedminer

The process of bruteforcing the key of a movable.sed file.

T

TWL

Codename for the Nintendo DSi.

TWL_FIRM

Name for the firmware that runs Nintendo DS and DSi games on the 3DS.