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Terminology
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A fair number of acronyms are used throughout this manual. Below is a list of many of these acronyms and additional terms along with their definition. **The official definitions and descriptions of field components are found in the FRC Game Manual.**

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   * - Acronym
     - Term
     - Description
   * - FRC     
     - *FIRST* Robotics Competition
     - The original *FIRST* program, for high school students.
   * - FMS     
     - Field Management System     
     - The software (provided by *FIRST*) that walks volunteers through the course of an FRC event
   * - SCC
     - Station Control Cabinet     
     - A series of plastic enclosures that house electronics that are assembled and maintained by *FIRST* Engineering, and setup around the field
   * - DS
     - Driver Station 
     - A computer, usually a Windows laptop, used to relay control commands from the Team to the Robot
   * - PCK
     - Philips Color Kinetics   
     - A line of products manufactured by Philips, including controllers and light strings, that commonly appear around FRC fields to relay scoring information to the audience and teams
   * - AD
     - Audience Display
     - A software program that is used to control the display of game information to the audience, including real-time scoring, rankings, playoff brackets, and more.
   * - FTA
     - *FIRST* Technical Advisor
     - Volunteer representative of *FIRST* HQ at events, supervises field operations and troubleshooting
   * - 
     - roboRIO
     - Control system "brain" manufactured by National Instruments and required on each FRC Robot
   * - 
     - Pit Display
     - A laptop, provided by *FIRST* that displays ranking information at each event to people not in the immediate area of the field
   * - 
     - Vivid
     - Manufacturer of the FRC Robot Radio that went into service in late 2024