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+<h2>Terminology</h2>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Plural</dt>
+ <dd>A state where there are multiple conscious creature in a single brain</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>System</dt>
+ <dd>Used to refer to all the inhabitants of a brain, referred to as "system members"</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Headmate</dt>
+ <dd>Also used to refer to a system member, an inhabitant of a brain</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Host</dt>
+ <dd>The system member who usually fronts the most</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Front</dt>
+ <dd>As a noun: Represents the physical body<br>As a verb: A state where a system member can control the body</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Switch</dt>
+ <dd>When the fronting member changes</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Blurring</dt>
+ <dd>When multiple system members merge temporarily; may be confusing</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Proxying</dt>
+ <dd>When a system member (usually the one who fronts) relays words/actions of another member</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Headspace</dt>
+ <dd>A location that is mentally accessible by the system; this is usually where system members live when they are not fronting</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Fictive</dt>
+ <dd>A system member who arrives in the system with the form, personality, and possibly memories of a fictional character. This does not mean the system member is any less real.</dd>
+</dl>
+
+<dl>
+ <dt>Little</dt>
+ <dd>A system member who, while being able to use a brain entirely, thinks and acts younger than the body is</dd>
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