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Words used on this site

BIOS, or firmware
A small program inside a console. It starts the games.
Emulator
An app that acts like a console.
Core
One emulator inside RetroArch. RetroArch uses a different core for each console.
Setup
What you play with: RetroArch, Batocera, EmuDeck and others.
BIOS folder
The folder where your setup looks for BIOS files.
ZIP
One file that holds many files. You unzip it to get them out.
Terminal
A window where you type commands.
Installer
The small program the command starts. It fills your BIOS folder.
Hash
A fingerprint of a file's contents. A different file gets a different hash.
Region
Where a console was sold: Japan, North America, Europe.
Required and optional
Required: games do not start without it. Optional: games start anyway.
Game data
Files from your own copy of a PC game, like Doom. Not a BIOS.

!!! tip "Next"

- [What is a BIOS?](what-are-bios-files.md)
- [Get your files](../which-pack.md)
- Reference: [Terms of the reference pages](reference-terms.md)