# Terminology
**Switchroot**: A group for open-source development on the Nintendo Switch, a Tegra X1-based game console
**L4S**: Linux4Switch, a subsidiary of Switchroot.
**L4T**: Linux 4 Tegra, Linux kernel for Tegra devices made by Nvidia.
**BSP**: board source package - contains necessary libraries and binaries (in this case for running linux/android on nvidia tegra devices)
**HOS**: Horizon OS, Nintendo Switch original/default firmware made by Nintendo.
[**AMS**](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere): Atmosphere, customized firmware for the Nintendo Switch.
[**Hekate**](https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate): Nintendo Switch's custom bootloader.
**Nyx**: Hekate's GUI.
#### Emoji Terminology
: joke for an eternal release date on all switch projects\
: used when user (particularly azkali) needs to sleep\
: emoji used to show CTCaer approves this message\
: you pinged a user who was already present... avoid doing that
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