Glossary

From WiiBrew

• AES - Advanced Encryption Standard is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S. government. It is used for encryption by the Wii. Read more at Wikipedia.
• AES-CBC-128 - The CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) mode of AES with a 128 bit key, that is used by the Wii.
• Broadway - The codename for the primary PowerPC processor.
• Hollywood - The codename used for the GPU used in the Wii. Hollywood is designed by ATI, and includes the Starlet.
• IOS - (IO System?) The operating system that runs on the Starlet coprocessor inside the Hollywood package. Read more at the IOS page.
• MIOS - The compatibility IOS that runs while the Broadway is running in GameCube mode
• Starlet - The unofficial name for the ARM coprocessor located in the Hollywood, which is responsible for the peripheral access and security control. Read more at the Starlet page.
• TMD - Title Metadata. A format used for storing metadata about a title and its installed contents, including which contents they consist of and their SHA1 hashes. The format is described at the Tmd file structure page.
• Title - A title is a Wii game on a disc, a Wii channel or a virtual console game. A title is identified by a unique title ID.
• Title ID - A 8 byte long identifier which uniquely identifies a title. The first four bytes indicate the type of title (System, DLC, Disc title, etc.) and the latter four are a unique identifier for the title. See Title Database or for more information.
• VC - Virtual Console.