? Conglomerate - Abbreviations and file types

An attempt to create a Skyrim glossary for abbreviations and file types.

Will grow over time the more I learn, for now it will only cover the basics.

Abbreviations:

• SKSE = Skyrim Script Extender
• SKSE.ini = Configuration file for SKSE
• TES5EDIT aka xEdit = TES5Edit is the Skyrim 32bit version of xEdit
• Plugin (general) = the esm (master) and esp (plugin) component of a mod
• Mod = everything that modifies the vanilla Skyrim
• LO = Load Order (all active Plugins)
• UAC = Windows User Account Control
• ENB = Boris Vorontsov: "This is the first and last name of a girl who was my muse for a long time, so to speak."
• ENBoost = Boris's muse without a fanzy dress during the night.

File Types:

• *.zip = compressed file with 7zip, can also unzip *.rar files
• *.rar = compressed file with WinRAR
• *.pex = compiled Papyrus script (machine code)
• *.psc = not compiled Papyrus script, source code (code as text), can be compiled to *.pex
• *.bsa = Bethesda Archive file, compressed
• *.esm = Elder Scrolls Master (often also counted as Plugin)
• *.esp = Elder Scrolls Plugin
• *.ini = settings files that contain configurations
• *,json = JavaScript Object Notation
• *.xml = XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language

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