Digiplay PSP Dictionary



Ad Hoc - Communication between PSP Systems without an access point

Analog Stick - Small Part Of The PSP for full easy control on PSP Games and Internet Browsing

CFW - An unofficial firmware only partially created by SONY

Coldboot - The loading image as the PSP Starts Up

Dark Alex - The original creator of CFW's, Left the PSP Scene in June 2007

David Court - Also known as Fanjita the creator of various Downgraders

DAX - A nickname for Dark Alex

EBOOT - The File That Applications Load From

Emulator - Allows you to play games from other consoles on the PSP

Fanjita - One of the biggest developers on the PSP Scene is part of the N00bz Team

Firmware - The software the PSP Runs On

Flash0 - The set of files that the PSP's entire system runs from

Flash1 - The set of files that all the PSP Settings Load From

Gameboot - The Loading image as the game starts

HEN - HEN Stands For Homebrew Enabler usually released with the release of a downgrader

Homebrew - Unofficial Software Created By Anyone apart from SONY

Infrastructure - Communication using an access point (WI-FI)

IR - Infa Red built into the PSP for the communication between PSP's

Kernel - The System Software That The Games Load With

Location Free Player - Allowing The PSP To Watch T.V anywhere that you can connect to WI-FI

LUA - Coding which can run on PSP's, Used for making homebrew games and apps

Motherboard - The hardware the PSP Runs off, also found in PC's

M33 - A team of PSP Hackers who make CFW's

Network Update - For Updating the PSP Firmware via the internet

Nickname - The name viewed by other PSP Consoles

Plugins - Added Files that run off the MS which give the PSP added Features

PRX - The file format that PSP Plugins use

Recovery Menu - A Menu For CFW's Allowing You To Edit The PSP's Homebrew Settings

RCO - A file format used in most of the flash0 files

Sony NP9660 - Official SONY ISO Loader

System Software - Another name for a firmware

UMD - Universal Media Disk, for playing games, Movies or Music Off

WI-FI - Wireless Internet

WMA - Windows Media Audia, a music format.

XMB - The PSP Homescreen

XMB Waves - The images in the background of the PSP