User:Derik/Glossary

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Words that mean things

Non-fiction

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Continuity" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Continuity </a>

• Lit. a continuous line traced through many stories.
• A single fictional "Universe," a dimension within the Transformers Multiverse.
• The body of stories told within that universe.
• An understanding of "truth" arrived at by grounded facts.
• The shape a single story, character element etc. takes on within the context of the shared universe. e.g. Galvatron I was never intended to be Straxus in the Marvel UK comics, but that is what the stories show to be true.

For further information, see: Continuity

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Franchise" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Franchise </a>

A toyline and its associated elements. (Cartoon, comics, books etc.) Includes anything sold under that specific name.

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Meta-Continuity" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Meta-Continuity

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The overarching structure of multiple mutually-exclusive universes. When a character travels between several discontinuous universes their adventures form one continuous story told in cross-section across those universes.

For further information, see: Continuity#Meta-continuity

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Meta-Franchise" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Meta-Franchise </a>

A franchise that does not represent any single continuity or continuity family.

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Tech_Spec" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Tech Spec‎

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A capsule view of a character's bio, function and power ratings. Short for Technical Specifications.

For further information, see: Tech Spec‎

Meta

Definitions which are neither fiction nor non-fiction but somewhere in-between.

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Omniverse" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Omniverse </a>

A collective term for every universe that ever has or will exist, fictional and not, transformer related and not, including our own.

For further information, see: Omniverse

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Multiverse" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Multiverse </a>

Many related universes, usually joined together by a common hub or axis.

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#Transformers.2BMultiverse" title="User:Derik/Glossary">Transformers Multiverse

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The collective term for universes where Cybertron is the stable axis of the multiverse.<ref>_</ref> Contains at least 75 million individual universes.

For further information, see: Multiverse

Fiction

Beast Era

<a href="/wiki/User:Derik/Glossary#noteputer" title="User:Derik/Glossary">noteputer </a>

A small handheld computing device, a cross between a PDA and a notebook. The Razor's Edge

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