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* AC: Acronym of the term '''A'''rcade '''C'''abinet. Used to designate the arcade version of a title.
* AC: Acronym of the term '''A'''rcade '''C'''abinet. Used to designate the arcade version of a title.
* Air: One of the five parameters of the GROOVE RADAR. It is determined by the number of jumps and Shock Arrows in the song.
* Air: One of the five parameters of the GROOVE RADAR. It is determined by the number of jumps and Shock Arrows in the song.
* Announcer: The voice that provides all of the commentary in-game. This has been a main feature throughout the series. In order, a currently unknown person was the game announcer from [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] up to [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], [[Londell Hicks|Londell "Taz" Hicks]] from [[AC DDRMAX|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-]] to [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]], and Justin and Wil-Dog from Ozomatli from [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] onwards. Spin-off titles such as the Solo series and [[AC DS DREAMS COME TRUE|Dancing Stage featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]] feature other announcers as well.
* Announcer: The voice that provides all of the commentary in-game. This has been a main feature throughout the series. In order, a currently unknown person was the game announcer from [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] up to [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], [[Londell Hicks|Londell "Taz" Hicks]] from [[AC DDRMAX|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-]] to [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]], Justin and Wil-Dog from Ozomatli from [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] to [[AC DDR A3|DanceDanceRevolution A3]], and another currently unknown person from [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]] onwards. Spin-off titles such as the Solo series and [[AC DS DREAMS COME TRUE|Dancing Stage featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]] feature other announcers as well.
* ANOTHER: Name for the DIFFICULT dance level in DanceDanceRevolution to [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]].
* ANOTHER: Name for the DIFFICULT dance level in DanceDanceRevolution to [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]].
* Auto-Fail: Refers to a setting which when set to on, the song ends immediately when the player's dance gauge is completely empty. Nowadays, [[PASELI|Premium]] users have that feature set to Off.
* Auto-Fail: Refers to a setting which when set to on, the song ends immediately when the player's dance gauge is completely empty. Nowadays, [[PASELI|Premium]] users have that feature set to Off.
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* DIFFICULT: A difficulty which is used for charts with levels between those of BASIC and EXPERT.
* DIFFICULT: A difficulty which is used for charts with levels between those of BASIC and EXPERT.
* DOUBLE Play (ダブルプレー): A one-player game using all 8 foot panels.
* DOUBLE Play (ダブルプレー): A one-player game using all 8 foot panels.
* Double Premium: An arcade machine setting that allows DOUBLE play for the same price as SINGLE play.
* Double Premium: An arcade machine setting that allows DOUBLE play for the same price as SINGLE play. Removed in [[AC DDR A3|DanceDanceRevolution A3]], as it is now always in effect.


== E ==  
== E ==  
* [[e-amusement]]: Online service offered by KONAMI to enable updates, special content or features as well as providing online ranking to an arcade machine. [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] was the first game to use the service and since [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]], e-amusement has to be enabled to boot the arcade machine.  
* [[e-amusement]]: Online service offered by KONAMI to enable updates, special content or features as well as providing online ranking to an arcade machine. [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] was the first game to use the service and since [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]], e-amusement has to be enabled to boot the arcade machine.  
* EDIT: Term used to designate the custom charts created by a user. Also known as EDIT DATA.
* EDIT: Term used to designate the custom charts created by a user. Also known as EDIT DATA.
* ENCORE EXTRA STAGE (EES): The stage that occurs after the EXTRA STAGE. Usually involves the player playing a difficult song without missing a note (or getting anything lower than a Great, prior to DanceDanceRevolution (2013)). In [[LOVE IS THE POWER -Re:born-|thr]][[Over The "Period"|ee]] [[ACE FOR ACES|cases]], a PERFECT FULL COMBO is required instead; in [[Hou|one case]], FLARE Level EX (a non-recovery LIFE GAUGE for penalties below PERFECTs) is used instead, making it the first time that neither RISKY nor PERFECT FULL COMBO are required to clear the song.
* ENCORE EXTRA STAGE (EES): The stage that occurs after the EXTRA STAGE. Usually involves the player playing a difficult song without missing a note (or getting anything lower than a Great, prior to DanceDanceRevolution (2013)). In [[LOVE IS THE POWER -Re:born-|thr]][[Over The "Period"|ee]] [[ACE FOR ACES|cases]], a PERFECT FULL COMBO is required instead; in [[Hou|one case]], FLARE Level EX (a non-recovery LIFE GAUGE for penalties below MARVELOUS) is used instead, making it the first time that neither RISKY nor PERFECT FULL COMBO are required to clear the song.
* ENJOY LEVEL: The DanceDanceRevolution experience level a player has on their e-amusement pass, determined by how many songs (s)he has played, along with the scores/performance for each song played. Prior to [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], increasing the ENJOY LEVEL would unlock items like new CHALLENGE charts, new songs, or new character accessories.
* ENJOY LEVEL: The DanceDanceRevolution experience level a player has on their e-amusement pass, determined by how many songs (s)he has played, along with the scores/performance for each song played. Prior to [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], increasing the ENJOY LEVEL would unlock items like new CHALLENGE charts, new songs, or new character accessories.
* EVOLUTIONARY: Term used in the 2ndMIX MODE of [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] to refer to a level 9 song. Originally, no song rated level 9 was found in 2ndMIX as it was added in DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX as CATASTROPHIC.
* EVOLUTIONARY: Term used in the 2ndMIX MODE of [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] to refer to a level 9 song. Originally, no song rated level 9 was found in 2ndMIX as it was added in DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX as CATASTROPHIC.
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