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=== (In Alphabetical Order, Descending) ===
 
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| [[IPC_Marshalling|IPC Marshalling]]
 
| [[IPC_Marshalling|IPC Marshalling]]
 
| Inter-Process Communication Marshalling
 
| Inter-Process Communication Marshalling
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| [[Jpegdec_services|Jpegdec]]
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| Refactored sysmodule for handling all JPEG decoding associated with capture services
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| [[LAN_Adapter|LAN Adapter]]
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| Local access network adapter
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| [[LDN_services|LDN]]
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| Local device network services
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| [[NAX0|NAX0]]
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| Nintendo AES XTS file system / file format
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| Long form name is known as the Advanced Encryption Standard XEX-based tweaked-codebook mode with ciphertext stealing file system / file format
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| [[NCA_Format|NCA]]
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| The NCA file format.
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| [[NCM_services|NCM]]
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| Nintendo content management services
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| [[NIM_services|NIM]]
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| Network Install Manager services
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| [[NPDM|NPDM]]
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| Nintendo Switch equivalent of the Nintendo 3DS ex-header
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| See the [https://3dbrew.org/wiki/NCCH/Extended_Header 3DS ex-header] for more information.
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| [[NSO|NSO]]
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| Main executable format
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| [[NS_Services|NS]]
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| Nintendo Switch services
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| [[Switch_System_Flaws|NS System Flaws]]
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| Flaws which are used to execute unofficial code (homebrew) on the Nintendo Switch
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| Alternate name is Switch System Flaws
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| [[NV_services|NV]]
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| Customized NVIDIA driver
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| [[Nvnflinger_services|Nvnflinger]]
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| Responsible for mediating the communication between [[Display_services|vi]] and [[NV_services|nvservices]].
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| [[AM_services#omm|OMM]]
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| Operation Mode Manager, responsible for arbitrating the operation changes between docked and handheld modes
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| See [[AM_services|AM Services]] for more information.
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| [[PCIe_services|PCIe]]
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| Peripheral Component Interconnect Express services
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| [[PCV_services|PCV]]
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| Power Control / Voltage services
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| [[Package1|PK11]]
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| Contains the first Nintendo Switch bootloader to run under the NVIDIA boot processor
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| [[Package2|PK21]]
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| Contains the Switch kernel and the built-in system modules
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| [[SD_Filesystem|SD File System]]
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| Secure Digital File System
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| [[SMC|SMC]]
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| Secure Monitor Calls
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| [[SPL_services|SPL]]
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| Secure pseudorandom number generator loader
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| [[SSL_services|SSL]]
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| Secure Sockets Layer services
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| [[SVC|SVC]]
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| Supervisor Call instruction
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| [[Secure_RNG_services|Secure RNG]]
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| Also known as the [[SPL_services|SPL Services]]
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| [[Services_API|Services API]]
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| Services application programming interface
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| [[TMA_services|TMA]]
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| Target Manager
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| [[TSEC|TSEC]]
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| Tegra Security Co-processor
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| [[Joy-Con_Firmware|Ukyo]]
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| Internal name for the Joy-Con firmware.
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| [[XCI|XCI]]
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| Nintendo Switch Gamecard Format
 
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Revision as of 23:59, 8 February 2018

(In Alphabetical Order, Descending)

Acronyms Full Name Notes
AM Applet Manager
APM Applet Profile Manager
BCAT Background Content Asymmetric synchronized delivery and Transmission
BCT Boot Configuration Table
BNVIB Binary NX Vibration
BPC Board Power Control Manager This is related to the PCV Services.
EMMC pinout Embedded Multi-Media Controller pinout
Eupld Error upload services
ExeFS Executable File System
Falcon A microprocessor used in various Tegra specific engines like TSEC, NVDEC, VIC, etc. See the manual for more information.
Flog NES Golf, spelled backwards
GRC Game Recording services
HID Human Interface Device services
Homebrew ABI Homebrew Application Binary Interface
IMKV IM Key Value databases found in FS and NCM savedata archives
INI1 Part of the Package2 section containing built-in system modules
IPC Marshalling Inter-Process Communication Marshalling
Jpegdec Refactored sysmodule for handling all JPEG decoding associated with capture services
LAN Adapter Local access network adapter
LDN Local device network services
NAX0 Nintendo AES XTS file system / file format Long form name is known as the Advanced Encryption Standard XEX-based tweaked-codebook mode with ciphertext stealing file system / file format
NCA The NCA file format.
NCM Nintendo content management services
NIM Network Install Manager services
NPDM Nintendo Switch equivalent of the Nintendo 3DS ex-header See the 3DS ex-header for more information.
NSO Main executable format
NS Nintendo Switch services
NS System Flaws Flaws which are used to execute unofficial code (homebrew) on the Nintendo Switch Alternate name is Switch System Flaws
NV Customized NVIDIA driver
Nvnflinger Responsible for mediating the communication between vi and nvservices.
OMM Operation Mode Manager, responsible for arbitrating the operation changes between docked and handheld modes See AM Services for more information.
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express services
PCV Power Control / Voltage services
PK11 Contains the first Nintendo Switch bootloader to run under the NVIDIA boot processor
PK21 Contains the Switch kernel and the built-in system modules
SD File System Secure Digital File System
SMC Secure Monitor Calls
SPL Secure pseudorandom number generator loader
SSL Secure Sockets Layer services
SVC Supervisor Call instruction
Secure RNG Also known as the SPL Services
Services API Services application programming interface
TMA Target Manager
TSEC Tegra Security Co-processor
Ukyo Internal name for the Joy-Con firmware.
XCI Nintendo Switch Gamecard Format
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