Editing A Guide to NSA (section)

==== Terms ====
Here are a few of the basic terms commonly used around NSA and by NSA students.

Elbow pic - Not exactly a 'term,' as much as it is a tradition. When two NSA students by the names of Christe Bout and Raegan Allinder met up in the physical world, there was a picture they took in which Christe was awkwardly touching Raegan's elbow. Since then, it has been a tradition (aka, requirement U_U) for two NSAers who meet to take an elbow picture, in which they touch each others' elbows, touch elbows together, etc., just anything featuring elbows, really.

Glowing - If someone is glowing, it means they're multitasking (doing something else and chatting at the same time) and might not reply right away. Another term for this is &quot;flickering.&quot;<ref>This term isn't used much anymore, as of 2023. I joined NSA in 2021 and I had never heard it before reading this article. Feel free to use it, though - just be warned that most people won't know what you're talking about.</ref>

iNSAne - an extremely clever pun playing off of the words insane and NSA.

[[Boomer]] - An NSA term for a 12th grader. The code is 74275.

Newbie - The word for a student who is new on NSA, and typically doesn't quite know their way around Teams/Outlook yet.

Newb/noob/n00b/etc. - The word used for a student (who is not necessarily new, but often is), often does not know his/her way around either, the difference between a newbie lies in being while newbies are ignorant of how a lot of things work, they are open to learning, while noobs do not respect authority (or people in general, sometimes), are not willing to learn, and act on what they do know, without seeing the whole picture.

Note: The definitions for newbie and newb are not set in stone, they are my definitions and the definitions I use when saying those words. As a result, many other people have taken up using these definitions as well, but the meanings will vary. So please don't be immediately insulted if someone calls you a noob or something... they might not mean what I would mean xD

NSA Sibling - Also called &quot;older sibling.&quot; They're not your blood relation, of course, but a more experienced NSAer who acts like an older sibling to a newbie, helps them learn the ropes, and teaches them about stuff they don't understand. They're like a guide. If you don't know who your sibling is, or if you want one, please post!

Post - To make a post in a public channel, such as the High School courtyard.

Spam - 1. Excessive, unwanted, seemingly purposeless emails. 2. Random emails without a real subject, the good kind of spam us NSAers love.

(The) Game - The game is a game that everyone in the world is playing, willingly or not. The rules are simple, if you think about the game, then you've lost the game. It is, in essence, impossible to win.

Thread - replies to a post. For example, if someone posted that they liked ice cream, and a few other people replied, that could be called collectively a thread.

Status - A customizable paragraph of text attached to your teams profile. You can put whatever you want in there - your favorite Bible verse, a little bit about you, etc.

'''''For more definitions of terms and NSA-related words, check out the [[:Category:Dictionary|Dictionary]] category.'''''