Glossary

Term	Meaning in this project
MBA	MobiGo application container loaded into a firmware-defined slot.
GAM	Executable/resource form carried inside or alongside the application format.
SY	System-application target profile. It is the default for new projects in this repository.
G1	First game-slot profile. Retained as a legacy, explicit compatibility target.
Resident firmware/runtime	Firmware code and state that remain available while an application runs, including lifecycle, input, resource, audio, and storage services.
Resident lifecycle	Setup/step/finalize callback contract driven by the firmware-owned frame pump.
Title RAM	Application-owned RAM range used for mutable state and resource graphs.
Word address	u'nSP address measured in 16-bit words rather than bytes. Convert only with SDK helpers.
Linked resource bundle	Mutable graph of relative/tagged references registered with resident resource services.
Family A / Family B	Two recovered resident UI/graphics object families with different descriptors and rendering behavior.
W / S / M audio	Recovered effect, sequence, and music resource classes used by the resident audio engine.
ADPCM36	Recovered compressed sample encoding supported by the asset writer and emulator.
PPU	Graphics/display engine used for tile, sprite, and framebuffer presentation.
SPU	Sound processing unit used for effects and sequenced music.
FTL	Flash translation/filesystem behavior between logical files and NAND pages.
Role-aware boot	Emulator launch that overlays an MBA at the slot implied by its target metadata rather than replacing a fixed regional pathname.
Copied NAND	Disposable edited copy of a source NAND image; never the only recovery copy.
Direct loop	Application loop that owns the framebuffer and does not step resident rendering/lifecycle each frame.
Clean-room	Original implementation based on behavioral evidence and metadata, without copying retail executable code or assets.

For current support status, use the capability matrix, not historical research notes.