A glossary of terms, commonly used in discussing pinball machines.

A

action button add-a-ball apron auto-plunger autosave

B

backbox backglass ball ball lock ball saver ball search banana flippers bash target bonus (end-of-ball bonus) bumper buy-in

C

cabinet call-out captive ball combo conversion kit

D

dead bumper DMD drain drop target

E

electro-mechanical (EM) extra ball

F

flipper flipper button

G

GI gobble hole

H

habitrail house ball hurry-up mode

I

inlane

J

jackpot

K

kickback kickout hole

L

lane lock lockdown bar

M

magic post magna-save match mode multiball (multi-ball)

O

orbit outlane

P

passive bumper peg playfield plunger pop bumper popper

R

ramp replay rollover

S

scoop/saucer score motor shooter lane skill shot slam tilt slingshot solenoid special spinner standup target (stand-up target, spot target) staging stopper subway

T

target tilt topper toy translight

U

up post up-kicker

V

vari-target Vitrigraph VUK

W

wedge head widebody wizard mode (wizard bonus) woodrail