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| The following terms are defined on this page to clarify the meaning of each of them as they relate to Waze. The are provided alphabetically for your convenience.
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| ====ASR - Automatic Speech Recognition====
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| :The ability of a smartphone to translate a user's voice commands into actions on the device
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| ===={{anchor|green}}BGS - Big Green Sign====
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| :A large green sign is the US standard road signage for exits and other information.
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| ====Carpool, carpool lane====
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| :A vehicle with 2 or more occupants. Also known as HOV Lanes and Transit Lanes, are lanes restricted for the use of cars carrying a specified number of occupants. See [[Carpool%2C_HOV%2C_Transit_lanes|Carpool lanes]] for more information.
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| ====Central reservation====
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| :Strip of land or barrier separating a dual carriageway. Also known as a median.
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| ====Cookie munching, cookies====
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| :Cookies are the dots on unconfirmed roads (sometimes called pacman roads). Cookie munching (or road munching) is driving over such roads and earns [[Points#How_are_points_calculated.3F|points]]. It also confirms the road is drivable for the Waze server. See [[FAQ#What_are_those_dots_on_some_of_the_roads.3F|What are those dots...]] for more information.
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| ====Dead-end Node====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]]This is an [[#Endpoint Node|endpoint node]] found at the end of a segment without another segment connected to its end, when the other endpoint node of the segment is connected to one or more other segments.
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| ====Directionality====
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| :Whether a road is one-way, two-way or Unknown.
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| ====Divided highway====
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| :See dual carriageway
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| ====Dual carriageway====
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| :A road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median
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| ====Editable Area====
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| :A defined distance around the drives you have taken with Waze running within which you have rights to edit unlocked objects. See [[Waze_Map_Editor#Editable_Area|editable area]] for more information.
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| ====Endpoint node====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]]Also called an '''end node''' is found at both ends of a [[#Segment|segment]], is visible only after selecting a segment while in [[WME]], and when joined to other endpoint nodes create a [[#Junction|junction]].
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| ====Express lane====
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| :See [[Glossary#HOV.2C_HOV_Lane_-_High_Occupancy_Vehicle|HOV]]
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| ====Freeway====
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| :Motorway; the major road system in your country. See [[Road_Types_(USA)#Freeway|freeways]] for more information.
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| ====Geometry====
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| :The layout or shape of a [[#Segment|segment]]. Each road is made up of one or more segments. The segments are made up of one or more straight line sections. These sections can be short, effectively allowing curves to be created in a segment. See [[Creating_and_Editing_street_segments#Editing_existing_roads|Editing existing roads]] for more information.
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| ====Geometry node====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]][[Image:Segment_geometry_node.png|left|Segment geometry node]][[Image:Landmark_node.png|left|Landmark geometry node]]When editing a segment or landmark, large white circles appear where the segment changes direction ultimately altering its shape. Click and drag them individually to alter the geometry of the segment or landmark. Press the '''d''' key while the mouse is hovered over them to delete the geometry node.
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| :[[Image:Segment_intergeometry_node.png|left]][[Image:Landmark_intergeometry_node.png|left]]The smaller white circles between the geometry nodes are "inter"-geometry nodes. When you click and drag an inter-geometry node, it becomes a larger geometry node and two more inter-geometry nodes appear halfway between each side again.
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| :See [[Creating_and_Editing_street_segments#Editing_existing_roads|Editing existing roads]] for more information.
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| ====Grade====
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| :The level or elevation of a road with respect to surrounding roads. So a road would normally be at level grade. A road going underneath in a tunnel would be a -1 grade. A road going over would be a +1 grade. At complicated junctions such as freeway interchanges there can be many levels. So on a flat map we assign levels to show that while the roads cross, they do not connect because they are at different heights or elevations. See [[At-Grade_Connectors|At-grade connectors]] for more information.
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| ====HOV, HOV Lane - High Occupancy Vehicle====
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| :A vehicle with 2 or more occupants. HOV Lanes, also known as Carpool Lanes and Transit Lanes, are lanes restricted for the use of cars carrying a specified number of occupants. See [[Carpool%2C_HOV%2C_Transit_lanes|Carpool lanes]] for more information.
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| ====IGN====
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| :Editors paid by Waze to make updates to the map. See [[IGN]] for more information.
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| ====Intl or INTL - International====
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| :International abbreviation used to refer to the non-North America [[Servers|server]] infrastructure and location.
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| ====Junction or Junction Point====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]][[Image:Junction_normal.png|left]]The point where two or more road segments connect; often 'incorrectly' referred to as a 'node'. <br/>{{Clear}}
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| :Junctions look different depending on the situation:<br/>
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| *[[Image:Junction_selected.png]] (needs updating to current map editor) Selected and editable segment junction<br/>
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| *[[Image:Uneditable_junction.png]] Selected and uneditable segment junction (no permissions to change due to locks)<br/>
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| *[[Image:junction_unsaved.png]] Changed, unsaved junction
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| :See [[Junction_Style_Guide|Junction Style Guide]] for more information.
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| ====Map issue====
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| :A button on the Waze client app to indicate there is a problem with the map. See [[#Update_Request_.28UR.29|Update Requests]] for more information.
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| ====Map tile, tile====
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| :The Waze map is divided into a grid using 1km-square areas which are called tiles or map tiles. Changes to the map are processed on a per-tile basis. Changes to any part of a map tile causes Waze to mark the tile as changed and it will be rebuilt in the next map update cycle.
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| ====Median, median barrier====
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| :Strip of land or barrier separating a divided highway or motorway. Also known as a central reservation.
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| ====Motorway====
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| :Freeway; the major road system in your country
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| ====Munching====
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| :Driving over roads which have not previously been driven (pacman roads). See [[#Cookie_munching.2C_cookies|cookie munching]] for more information.
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| ====NA - North America====
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| :Abbreviation used for the [[servers]] that cover the USA and Canada maps.
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| ====Node====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]]There are four different types of nodes:
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| :* [[Glossary#Dead-end_node|Dead-end node]].
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| :* [[Glossary#Endpoint_node|Endpoint node]].
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| :* [[Glossary#Geometry_node|Geometry node]].
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| :* [[Glossary#Geometry_node|Inter-geometry node]].
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| ====Origin====
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| :Starting point for a driving route, with the destination being the ending point.
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| ====Pacman roads====
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| :Unconfirmed roads marked with dots (cookies) that have not been driven upon since being created or significantly edited in the [[Waze Map Editor]]. Driving over these roads earns you [[Points#How_are_points_calculated.3F|points]] and turns your car icon into a Pacman-type character that "munches the dots." See [[#Cookie_munching.2C_cookies|cookie munching]] for more information.
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| ====Pathfinder====
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| :The road segments linking roadways that are not necessarily their own named streets. They are often part of the rampways getting on or off freeways and highways or between freeways. After initially exiting a freeway they help further direct drivers through additional turn decisions before reaching the desired roadway or street. See [[Junction Style Guide]] for more information.
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| ====PM, Private Message====
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| :Every Waze user has a personal mail account inside the Waze forums for the purpose of communicating with each other. See [[Private message]] for more information.
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| ====Pothole====
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| :Also called a kettle or chuckhole, is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole.
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| ====Ramp====
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| :A freeway entrance or exit; sliproad. Ramps may be on-ramps or off-ramps. Ramps used to connect roads at a different grade from the connecting road or freeway. See [[Road_Types_(USA)#Ramps|ramp road type]] and [[Junction Style Guide]] for more information.
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| ====RevCon====
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| :See [[#Reverse Connectivity|Reverse Connectivity]].
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| ====Reverse Connectivity====
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| :A [[Glossary#segment|segment]] is defined in the Waze database as having a connection (turn allowed), via a [[Glossary#junction|junction]], to another segment in a direction which goes against the directionality of at least one of the segments. This can cause routing irregularities.
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| :Though it is hard to see this in the editor, two segments of a one-way road connected together could have an allowed "turn" in the opposite direction of the flow of traffic, or directionality, of the segments. This can be seen in the editor by turning both segments to 2-way and then seeing the location of the allowed turns. The [[Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools#Highlights for Landmarks and_Segments |Color Highlighting userscript]] can also assist in identifying where reverse connectivity exists.
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| ====Road munching====
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| :Earning points by driving over roads (distance traveled). See [[#Cookie_munching.2C_cookies|cookie munching]].
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| ====Segment====
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| :[[Image:Segments Nodes Junctions.png|right|110px]]Defines a section of roadway on which vehicles may travel or a pathway where only people may travel. Multiple segments are connected by [[#Junction|junctions]].
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| ====SelfCon====
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| :See [[#Self Connectivity|Self Connectivity]].
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| ====Self Connectivity====
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| :A segment is defined in the Waze database as having a connection, via a junction, back to itself. That can cause routing irregularities, but also may be the future of how to define a u-turn. As of today, self connectivity is not desirable. Tools such as the [[Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools#Highlights for Landmarks and_Segments |Color Highlighting userscript]] can help identify this situation.
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| ====Sliproad====
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| :A motorway entrance or exit; ramp. Sliproads are often at a different grade from the connecting road or motorway
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| ====Time-based, or time restricted====
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| :Related to turns (and special lanes). When a turn is restricted (or a lane is controlled) based on the time of day, it is often referred to as a [[Best_map_editing_practice#Time_Restricted_Turns|time restricted turn]] or a time-based turn restriction.
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| ====Transit lane====
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| :Also known as Carpool Lanes and HOV Lanes, are lanes restricted for the use of cars carrying a specified number of occupants. See [[Carpool%2C_HOV%2C_Transit_lanes|Carpool lanes]] for more information.
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| ====TTS====
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| :Text-to-speech - Navigation instructions spoken to the driver by the Waze application
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| ====Update Request (UR)====
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| :An Update Request is a Map Issue reported by a user from the Waze client app. It is also a layer in the Map Editor. See [[Update_Requests_in_Waze_Map_Editor|update requests]] for more information.
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| ====Wayfinder====
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| :See [[Glossary#Pathfinder|Pathfinder]]
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| ====Wazer====
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| :A user of the Waze application
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| ====WME====
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| :Abbreviation for [[Waze Map Editor]]
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| ====World====
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| :"Abbreviation" used to refer to the non-North America [[Servers|server]] infrastructure and location
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