A glossary of terms, commonly used in discussing pinball machines.
action button add-a-ball apron auto-plunger autosave backbox backglass ball ball lock ball saver ball search banana flippers bash target bonus (end-of-ball bonus) bumper buy-in cabinet call-out captive ball combo conversion kit dead bumper
drain drop target electro-mechanical (EM) extra ball flipper flipper button
gobble hole habitrail house ball hurry-up mode inlane jackpot kickback kickout hole lane lock lockdown bar magic post magna-save match mode multiball (multi-ball) orbit outlane passive bumper peg playfield plunger pop bumper popper ramp replay rollover scoop/saucer score motor shooter lane skill shot slam tilt slingshot solenoid special spinner standup target (stand-up target, spot target) staging stopper subway target tilt topper toy translight up post up-kicker vari-target Vitrigraph
wedge head widebody wizard mode (wizard bonus) woodrail