Glossary of pinball terms


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

A

Add-a-ball
Apron
Autosave

B

Backbox
Backglass
Ball Lock
Ball Saver
Ball Search
Banana Flippers
Bank
Bonus
Bumper
Buy-In

C

Captive ball
Combo
Conversion kit

D

Dead bumper
DMD
Drop target
Drain

E

Electro-mechanical
Extra ball

F

Flipper

G

GI
Gobble hole

H

Habitrail
Hurry-up mode

I

Inlane

J

Jackpot

K

Kickback
Kickout hole

L

Lane

M

Magic post
Magna-save
Match
Mode
Multiball

O

Outlane
Orbit

P

Passive bumper
PCB
Plunger
Popper
Peg
Playfield

R

Ramp
Replay
Rollover

S

Scoop
Score motor
Slam tilt
Solid state
Special
Spinner
Standup targets
Stopper
Subway
Skill Shot

T

Tilt
Toy
Translight

U

Up post
Up-Kicker

V

Vari-target
Vitrigraph
VUK

W

Wedge Head
Widebody
Wizard
Wizard mode
Woodrail