Glossary U – Z | The Chicken Diaries

Second Life Glossary U - Z

<3: This means love (the symbol is actually a sideways heart). This symbol for love is often used in SL chat and blog titles etc, as an abbreviation for the word 'love'
UI: UI – user interface.
vehicle: Vehicle - A scripted object whose movement you can control. Typically, a resident will sit on/in the vehicle and use it as a form of transportation. Vehicles include cars, airplanes, hoverboards, boats, UFOs, and much more.
vendor: Vendor - A scripted object that can sell objects, clothing or other items to residents. Typically, vendors can be seen as billboard-like objects on walls, often with browse right or left arrows to view item images. You pay the vendor to receive the object selected.
voice: voice – used for talking instead of traditionally typing.
welcome area: welcome area – a designated location in Second Life new users (newbies) are sent after passing through Orientation Island.
whisper: whisper – chat which is only heard within 10 metres of your avatar. Normal chat is 20 metres, whereas shouts are the full sim.
windlight: windlight – sky, water and atmospheric lighting effects in Second Life. Advanced users can set some windlight affects via their own viewers. There are now windlight presets available to download on the internet.
xstreetsl: xstreet SL - A commerce website featuring a currency exchange and real-time shopping for products, services, and real estate in Second Life. See http://xstreetsl.com.
yiyi: haha, hihi, jiji, yiyi – laughing.
yw, yvw: yw, yvw – You’re welcome, you’re very welcome.
yw, yvw: yw, yvw – You’re welcome, you’re very welcome

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Disclaimer : The glossary entries in The Chicken Diaries have been taken from a dozen different websites, and some created by the authors on this site. Please do a search for further glossaries on Second Life terms if you want further information – there are plenty out there, or available in-world via notecards for noobs.