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Abdessamad Derraz 8361575be8 docs: start pages say what the installer does
The safety list names the save folder, every install command shows its Windows form, first install reads the last line of a run, the FAQ answers zip or unzip and the arcade version rule, and each page keeps one name.
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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.
Pack
The ZIP file with every BIOS file for one setup.
Platform
A setup, as the project's data calls it.
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.
MD5 / SHA-1
Two kinds of hash, a file's fingerprint. Setups that check files list one.
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.

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