vocabulary:
  name: Roblox Platform Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Domain vocabulary for the Roblox platform covering game development,
    the Open Cloud API, experience management, and community concepts.
  version: "1.0.0"
  created: "2026-05-02"

terms:
  - term: Universe
    definition: >-
      The top-level container for a Roblox experience (game), encompassing
      all places, assets, and data. Referred to as universeId in the API.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Place
      - Experience
      - DataStore

  - term: Experience
    definition: >-
      A Roblox game or interactive world created by developers, accessible
      to players. Synonymous with Universe.
    category: Platform Concept
    relatedTerms:
      - Universe
      - Place

  - term: Place
    definition: >-
      A specific scene or level within a Universe. A universe can have
      multiple places, each with its own server configuration.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Universe

  - term: OpenCloud
    definition: >-
      Roblox's external REST API platform that provides programmatic access
      to universe data, player information, assets, and platform services
      from outside the Roblox engine.
    category: API Platform
    relatedTerms:
      - ApiKey

  - term: DataStore
    definition: >-
      A persistent key-value storage system for Roblox experiences, used to
      save and retrieve player and game data between sessions.
    category: Platform Service
    relatedTerms:
      - MemoryStore
      - Universe

  - term: MemoryStore
    definition: >-
      An ephemeral, high-speed shared storage for temporary data within an
      experience, such as leaderboards and matchmaking queues.
    category: Platform Service
    relatedTerms:
      - DataStore

  - term: MessagingService
    definition: >-
      A cross-server communication service enabling messages to be published
      from external systems to all active game servers in a universe.
    category: Platform Service
    relatedTerms:
      - Universe
      - Topic

  - term: ApiKey
    definition: >-
      An authentication credential for the Open Cloud API, scoped to
      specific resources and operations. Passed in the x-api-key header.
    category: Authentication Concept
    relatedTerms:
      - OpenCloud

  - term: Luau
    definition: >-
      The scripting language used within the Roblox engine, a typed dialect
      of Lua optimized for game development on the platform.
    category: Technology

  - term: EngineAPI
    definition: >-
      The in-engine Roblox API documenting all classes, services, data types,
      enumerations, and functions available for Luau scripting.
    category: API Platform
    relatedTerms:
      - Luau

  - term: UserRestriction
    definition: >-
      A ban or restriction applied to a Roblox user preventing them from
      accessing a specific universe for a defined duration.
    category: Moderation
    relatedTerms:
      - Universe
      - User

  - term: Group
    definition: >-
      A community organization on Roblox that players can join and participate
      in, with roles and permissions managed by group owners.
    category: Community Object
    relatedTerms:
      - GroupMembership

  - term: Asset
    definition: >-
      A reusable resource on the Roblox platform such as models, images,
      audio files, animations, and scripts.
    category: Platform Object

  - term: Badge
    definition: >-
      An award given to players for achieving specific milestones within
      a Roblox experience.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - GamePass

  - term: GamePass
    definition: >-
      A purchasable item granting players permanent in-game benefits or
      access to specific features in a Roblox experience.
    category: Monetization Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Badge

  - term: Premium
    definition: >-
      A Roblox membership subscription providing players with monthly Robux
      allowances and access to premium content.
    category: Monetization Concept

  - term: Creator
    definition: >-
      A Roblox developer or studio that builds and publishes experiences
      on the platform using the Roblox Studio tools.
    category: Platform Actor