Create your own terminology

[confocaloid]

A 180-degree reflector is described as half-duplex when a reflected glider can collide with a subsequent incoming glider. Examples: pentadecathlon-based reflectors, the p8 glider reflector, the Jubjub reflector, the galumpher.

A 180-degree reflector is described as full-duplex when reflected gliders can never collide with subsequent incoming gliders. Examples: the Boojum reflector, the rectifier, the NW-2T16 reflector, a 180-degree reflector made out of two Snarks.

Note: it is "can collide" because there are cases like the following, when two spaceships pass each other without interaction, but collide if one of them is advanced:

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#C Two c/11o spaceships in 11life pass each other (left), but collide if one is advanced (right):
x = 40, y = 25, rule = B3/S2-n36c
19bo2$19bo2$19bo2$19bo$7bo$7bo11bo17bo$5b2ob2o25bo3bo$5b2ob2o9bo$6bobo
26b2ob2o$7bo11bo17bo2$19bo2$19bo2$bo17bo11bo$3o27b3o$19bo2$19bo2$19bo!
#C [[ THEME LifeHistory ]]

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Heisenflector: Any 0-degree color-preserving reflector.
Bi-grins: Collective term for ponds and mangos.
Bi-V's: Collective term for beehives and barges.
Two-time turner (TTT): A constellation/pattern which turns into a one-time turner (OTT) while or after reflecting a glider.
3-time turner (3TT): A constellation/pattern which turns into a two-time turner (TTT) while or after reflecting a glider.
Banana emulator:

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x = 15, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$3bo2b2o$3bobo2bo$2b2ob3obob2o$3bobobob2obo$bo$ob3obob4o$o3b2ob2o
3bo$b3ob3ob3o$3bo5bo2$4bo3bo$7bo$4bo2bo2$3bo4bo$b3ob2ob3o$o3bo2bo3bo$
2ob2o2b4obo$bobo3bo4bo$bobo4bobobobo$2bo5bo2bob2o$9bobo$10b2o!

Banana ship:

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x = 9, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
5bobo$bob2o3bo$o7bo$o7bo$o2bobo2bo$3o3b3o!

Integral plug:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o$o$b3o$4bo$3bo$3bo2bo$4b2obo$7bo$7bobo$8b2o!

[hotcrystal0]

Isn't that kind of a "trivial spaceship", by analogy to trivial oscillators? There's one LWSS in common, but in some sense the p12 and p20 parts don't actually interact. Kind of a weird edge case I guess. Is that 30c/60 spaceship really any different from this kind of thing, for example?

Should “Trivial Spaceship” be made into an actual term?

[otismo]

Isn't that kind of a "trivial spaceship", by analogy to trivial oscillators? There's one LWSS in common, but in some sense the p12 and p20 parts don't actually interact. Kind of a weird edge case I guess. Is that 30c/60 spaceship really any different from this kind of thing, for example?

Should “Trivial Spaceship” be made into an actual term?

I can see where we are going with this :

If they can ever convince me of "Trivial Humanity"

then, it's all over for you.

so PLEASE, don't let them do it !

TYVM

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Short cap:

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x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$3o!

Short paperclip (yes, it can be used as a still life component):

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$2ob2o$bo2bo$2b2o!

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$bobo$bo2bo$2b2o!

Short paperclip with snakes:

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$4bo2bob2obo$2obobobobob2o$ob2obo2bo$6b2o!

Short paperclip with capes:

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x = 9, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3b2o2b2o$2bo2bo2bo$bobobobo$o2bo2bo$2o2b2o!

Ghost U-turner:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
3o$3o$bobo$2bo!

Ej: Abbreviation for e9jp
Lb: Abbreviation for long bun
Rt: Abbreviation for R-turner
Hw: Abbreviation for HWSS
Headphone:

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x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
$2b3o$bo3bo$obobobo$obobobo$b2ob2o!

Nut: A (1-glider) seed with a high number of fishhooks (or any eater 1 variant) on the outside, with more than 50% of the eater 1 heads facing outside.
Leaf:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bo$obobo$o2bo$3o!

Tsunami: A wave gun.
Blacksmith: This sequence below that forms an anvil when hitting anything that can act as a boat-bit:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
3o$o2bo$4bo$4bo$4bo!

Forging: The reaction in which a blacksmith reacts with anything boat-bit, forming an anvil.
Wrope: This oscillator below (name is a portmanteau of wire and rope):

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x = 6, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$2bobo$2b2o$b2o$bo$2b3o$4bo$3ob2o$o2bobo$bo2bo$2b2o!

Smartwatch (see generation 5 to reveal the reason of the name):

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x = 10, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo4bo$2ob4ob2o$2bo4bo5$2b2o2b2o$2b2o2b2o5$2bo4bo$2ob4ob2o$2bo4bo!

Flower:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bobo$2b2o$7b3o2$b2o$o2bo$o2bo$b2o$5b2o$4bo2bo8bo$5bobo8bo$6bob2o6b
o$7bo2bo$8bobo$9bo$12b2o3b2o$11bo2bo2bobo$11bo2bo3bo$12b2o!

Inmerger (portmanteau of inserter and merger):

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o2$8bo$7bo$7b3o4b2o$13bobo$13bo$11b3o$10bo$11b3o$bo11bo$b
2o10bobo$obo11b2o!

[confocaloid]

Heisenflector: Any 0-degree color-preserving reflector.

"Heisenburpoid" reactions

Snarkoid: any colour-preserving 90-degree glider reflector.
Objectoid: an object (e.g. the block), a pseudo-object (e.g. the bi-block), or a compact constellation (e.g. the half-blockade).
Lemonoid: any object from the following sequence

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x = 36, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
24b2o$13b2o8bo2bo$2b2o8bo2bo6bobobo$bo2bo6bobobo5bobobo5bobobo$obobo5b
obobo5bobobo$o2bo6bo2bo6bo2bo$b2o8b2o8b2o!

[b-engine]

Ghost objects:

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x = 114, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
55.A$40.A15.DA$40.A.A12.2A$41.A.A18.2A19.4A4.5A4.6A$A6.A25.3A5.D2.A4.
A12.DA4.2A7.2A3.A3.D3.A4.D3.A4.CD5.2A$A.D4.2A4.DAD4.2A3.2A6.3A5.A.A4.
A.A5.A7.A4.A7.2A7.A8.A9.A7.A$3A5.DA3.A.A3.AD5.ADA3.A.A5.A.A5.A2.A4.CA
6.A4.2A4.ADA4.A2.A4.A3.A4.A4.A4.A2.A$2.A4.2A4.A.A4.A6.A4.DA6.A8.ADA3.
3A6.A5.DA4.A15.A8.2A6.2AD!

[Quantum-mechanics]

Ghost objects:

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x = 114, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
55.A$40.A15.DA$40.A.A12.2A$41.A.A18.2A19.4A4.5A4.6A$A6.A25.3A5.D2.A4.
A12.DA4.2A7.2A3.A3.D3.A4.D3.A4.CD5.2A$A.D4.2A4.DAD4.2A3.2A6.3A5.A.A4.
A.A5.A7.A4.A7.2A7.A8.A9.A7.A$3A5.DA3.A.A3.AD5.ADA3.A.A5.A.A5.A2.A4.CA
6.A4.2A4.ADA4.A2.A4.A3.A4.A4.A4.A2.A$2.A4.2A4.A.A4.A6.A4.DA6.A8.ADA3.
3A6.A5.DA4.A15.A8.2A6.2AD!

Pi-heptomino just 1 cell:

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
.ADA$BA.AB$.A.A!

EDIT 1:

…
Inmerger (portmanteau of inserter and merger):

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o2$8bo$7bo$7b3o4b2o$13bobo$13bo$11b3o$10bo$11b3o$bo11bo$b
2o10bobo$obo11b2o!

In Chinese is 插合?
EDIT 1 is end.

[b-engine]

Pi-heptomino just 1 cell:

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x = 5, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
.ADA$BA.AB$.A.A!

The question is how can you identify it's direction?

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Inmerger (portmanteau of inserter and merger):

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x = 16, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
o$3o$3bo$2b2o2$8bo$7bo$7b3o4b2o$13bobo$13bo$11b3o$10bo$11b3o$bo11bo$b
2o10bobo$obo11b2o!

In Chinese is 插合?

Sorry, I don't know Chinese.
33-asymetric-synapse:

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2ob2o$obobobo$o3bo2bo$b3o2b2o2$b7o$o6bo$obobobo$b2ob2o!

Can someone suggest a better name for 33-asymmetric-synapse (excluding apgcode)?

[NooneAtAll3]

33-asymetric-synapse:

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x = 8, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2ob2o$obobobo$o3bo2bo$b3o2b2o2$b7o$o6bo$obobobo$b2ob2o!

Can someone suggest a better name for 33-asymmetric-synapse (excluding apgcode)?

muscle flex

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Screw:

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x = 5, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o3bo$2ob2o$bobo$bobo$2bo!

[Haycat2009]

Here are my proposals for methuselah symbols:

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-  Nothing
Ac Acorn
An Angel
B  B-heptomino/C-heptomino
Bf Butterfly
Bk Bakery
C  Century
D  Dove
Dh Diehard
E  E-heptomino
F  F-heptomino
Ft Fleet
G  Glider
Gd Gliders by the dozen
H  Herschel
H' Herschel descendnt
H* Herschel predecessor
Hf Bun
Hw HWSS
I  I-heptomino/H-heptomino
Ia Iwona active region
Ic Interchange
J  Blonk-tie
La Lidka active region
Lb Long bun
Lw LWSS
Mp Multum in parvo
Mw MWSS
O  Two-glider octomino
Ob Octomino II
P  Pi heptomino
Ph Phi spark
Pp Prepulsar
Qb Queen bee
R  R-pemmtomino
Rt R-turner
S  LOM
Sa 2c/3 signal
Sb 5c/9 signal
Se Switch engine
T  Traffic light
Tb Thunderbird
Td Teardrop
Te Table
Tg TL + glider
Tm Two glider mess
U  U-turner
W  Wing
Z  Z-hexomino

I would propose A for E9jp due to its utility, shape and the fact that there is no A-omino yet.

[confocaloid]

I'd rather keep A for something significantly more useful (say, on the level of the explosion that happens after the block in the transparent block reaction, or the R-pentomino sequence).

Some more context for the Jubjub active region

Here are my proposals for methuselah symbols:

I would like to propose JJ for b3o$bo2bo$o2b2o$2o2bo! (the intermediate object that appears in the Jubjub reflector and the speed tunnel).

My suggestion for it's abbreviation is LT because you can see it contains both T-tetromino and L-tetromino motifs at generation 0.

i think that this would be a good choice for the official orientation and center cell

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
3A$.A.A$2.DA$A.2A$2A!

This region is ranked #530 in census.rle, and octo3obj shows that it's ranked properly (67 occurrences, approximately the same as those ranked near it). There are quite a lot of regions that are more common than it. It doesn't really deserve recognition.

[otismo]

This really does look like a Slug :

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x = 12, y = 8, rule = B3567/S15678
2b7o$2b7o$10o$12o$12o$10o$2b7o$2b7o!

[Quantum-mechanics]

Repeat cells: repeat cells is any cells if show at mod of spaceships or oscillators, like the glider’s repeat cells is 3, blinker’s repeat cell is 1.
No repeat cell spaceships: like the moon
No repeat cell oscillators: like the diagonal duoplet in the seeds

[Haycat2009]

I'd rather keep A for something significantly more useful (say, on the level of the explosion that happens after the block in the transparent block reaction, or the R-pentomino sequence).

Some more context for the Jubjub active region

Here are my proposals for methuselah symbols:

I would like to propose JJ for b3o$bo2bo$o2b2o$2o2bo! (the intermediate object that appears in the Jubjub reflector and the speed tunnel).

My suggestion for it's abbreviation is LT because you can see it contains both T-tetromino and L-tetromino motifs at generation 0.

i think that this would be a good choice for the official orientation and center cell

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x = 4, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
3A$.A.A$2.DA$A.2A$2A!

This region is ranked #530 in census.rle, and octo3obj shows that it's ranked properly (67 occurrences, approximately the same as those ranked near it). There are quite a lot of regions that are more common than it. It doesn't really deserve recognition.

Nah, e9jp is useful enough for A. C28's official orientation and center cell is good for me, and also we did not use P for pi for nothing, even though P outputs tend to have low clearance and low utility. Speed tunnel, jubjub and safe G-block are useful - about as many exotic uses as the Herschel. JJ and LT are too long and will cause confusion (Is that LWSS input a turn or a e9jp?) (Is that a blonk-tie conduit or a typo?) Anyway, it seems common enough that we have several conduits outputting this - a G-A, H-A, P-A. Maybe it is more common in conduits than naturally, due to its formation, but it is useful enough. After all, being common is not enough - H is #24 in census.rle, but Honey farms have no recognition yet.

Besides, we have R for R-pentomino adi, and the level of the explosion is
1. Easily derived from the H
2. Comes from virtually no other source

[confocaloid]

I'd rather leave it totally unnamed, instead of arbitrarily using the first letter of alphabet (which would be better kept for something that is useful and actually begins with letter "A"). The letter "A" should not stand for "Arbitrary".
B stands for B-heptomino, C stands for century, D stands for dove, etc. There are few exceptions (including the non-intuitive use of J for blonk-tie).

(Is that a blonk-tie conduit or a typo?)

In actual practice, things are simpler than you are making them look like.

JJFx86I would mean "JJ to I, transformation Fx, 86 ticks".
JFx86I means "J to I, transformation Fx, 86 ticks".
BB309B means "B to B, transformation B, 309 ticks".
RRx36R means "R to R, transformation Rx, 36 ticks".

we did not use P for pi for nothing, even though P outputs tend to have low clearance and low utility

HL75P, HF95P, BF221P, BR241P

2. Comes from virtually no other source

Herschel receiver, the recent G-to-R found by yoleo, PF*140R

Honey farms have no recognition yet

So how do you suggest to register a honeyfarm (and which unstable predecessor to choose), given that H already stands for Herschel, and by your logic HF is "too long and will cause confusion" (Is HFF137B a typo for HF137B Herschel -> B-heptomino, or a honeyfarm -> B-heptomino?)

[Haycat2009]

I'd rather leave it totally unnamed, instead of arbitrarily using the first letter of alphabet (which would be better kept for something that is useful and actually begins with letter "A"). The letter "A" should not stand for "Arbitrary".
B stands for B-heptomino, C stands for century, D stands for dove, etc. There are few exceptions (including the non-intuitive use of J for blonk-tie).

(Is that a blonk-tie conduit or a typo?)

In actual practice, things are simpler than you are making them look like.

JJFx86I would mean "JJ to I, transformation Fx, 86 ticks".
JFx86I means "J to I, transformation Fx, 86 ticks".
BB309B means "B to B, transformation B, 309 ticks".
RRx36R means "R to R, transformation Rx, 36 ticks".

we did not use P for pi for nothing, even though P outputs tend to have low clearance and low utility

HL75P, HF95P, BF221P, BR241P

2. Comes from virtually no other source

Herschel receiver, the recent G-to-R found by yoleo, PF*140R

Honey farms have no recognition yet

So how do you suggest to register a honeyfarm (and which unstable predecessor to choose), given that H already stands for Herschel, and by your logic HF is "too long and will cause confusion" (Is HFF137B a typo for HF137B Herschel -> B-heptomino, or a honeyfarm -> B-heptomino?)

A is for E9jp as it is shaped vaguely like A, much like J for blonk-tie.

The Herschel receiver and G-R has a Herschel stage, and P is still usually low clearance.

I do not know if F is taken, but if it is not, F for farm.

[erictom333]

Regarding the active region in the Jubjub reflector, I've noticed that it is similar to multum in parvo, differing only by the presence of a hook instead of a foot, as you can see here.

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x = 21, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
3o12b3o$o2bo10bo3bo$4bo9b2o3bo$5bo14bo!

I'm still not sure what would be a good name or symbol for it. Perhaps "vine", for its similarities to the vine-laying wickstretchers in certain rules?

but Honey farms have no recognition yet.

They do, Hf for honey farm.

[b-engine]

Here are my proposals for methuselah symbols:

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-  Nothing
Ac Acorn
An Angel
B  B-heptomino/C-heptomino
Bf Butterfly
Bk Bakery
C  Century
D  Dove
Dh Diehard
E  E-heptomino
F  F-heptomino
Ft Fleet
G  Glider
Gd Gliders by the dozen
H  Herschel
H' Herschel descendnt
(Long list omitted)

And Bt for B-turner.
This is the standard orientation of it:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
b3o$o2bo$2bo$2bo!

Which is typically form by collision between G and Hf:

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x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
5bo$4bo$4b3o$bo$obo$obo$b2o!

EDIT:
B-turner have use in conduits, and the first example is two variants BtFx9B. The former has higher output clearance, while the latter has higher input clearance:

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x = 10, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
b3o4b2o$o2bo4b2o$2bo$2bo8$b3o$o2bo4b2o$2bo5b2o$2bo!
[[ STOP 10 ]]

EDIT: switched to 7-cell canonical form.

And it's ghost counterpart:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
.2CD$C2.C$2.C$2.C!

[b-engine]

(Still don't want to see very long quotes)
Hooked hook: (the one attached to tail to form loop)

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$2bo$bo$b2o!
!

[Quantum-mechanics]

Broken fishhook, on the hat.

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bo$bo$2o!

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Broken fishhook, on the hat.

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x = 3, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2bo$bo$bo$2o!

It's already called ponytail.

[NimbleRogue]

Ouroboros is a number used to describe a cycle of a SMOS, where each ship in the cycle is a SMOS formed by another ship in the cycle, and the Ouroboros number is the number of ships in the cycle. The base case (1) would be a SMOI. A Ouroboros of 2 would mean there are 2 ships, A, and B, and ship A is a SMOS from ship B, and ship B is a SMOS from ship A. The notation for a Ouroboros of 1 would either be O(1), or Ouroboros(1). I will try to find a good way to express almost Ouroboros ships, and almost SMOS ships, because those can be confusing to notate.