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*'''Remix''': A remix of a song is a modification of an existing recording (i.e. adding extra percussion). A new recording of a song with different instrumentation is called an "arrangement". For example, most of the [[List of music in BATTD|tracks in ''Bloons Adventure Time TD'']] are ''arrangements'' of music from ''Adventure Time'', not remixes.

*'''Alpha and beta''': These refer to very specific periods in software development, and are not general terms for when things change during development. These should only be used to refer to periods that have been explicitly called alphas or betas by official sources, such as the closed beta for ''[[Bloons Monkey City (Flash)|Bloons Monkey City]]''. Even if an early build is officially called a "beta", avoid describing its differences with terms like "beta elements" and "beta differences" because casual readers tend to misinterpret these as referring to changes in development in general.

*'''Prequel''': A prequel is work whose narrative chronologically takes place before a ~~work that released~~ ''~~before~~'' it. This is ~~frequently~~ misused to ~~refer to previous entries in the series in general~~; calling ''[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]]'' a prequel to ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'' is ~~therefore~~ incorrect. Since ''Bloons'' ~~doesn't~~ have ~~a narrative~~ timeline, this term has little, if any, use on this wiki.

*'''Prequel''': A prequel is a work whose narrative chronologically takes place before a ''previously released'' work. This is often misused to describe ''any'' work that has a sequel that released after it; calling ''[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]]'' a prequel to ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'' because the latter is a sequel is incorrect. Since ''Bloons'' games have minimal plot and no timeline, this term has little, if any, use on this wiki.

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 *'''Remix''': A remix of a song is a modification of an existing recording (i.e. adding extra percussion). A new recording of a song with different instrumentation is called an "arrangement". For example, most of the [[List of music in BATTD|tracks in ''Bloons Adventure Time TD'']] are ''arrangements'' of music from ''Adventure Time'', not remixes.
 *'''Alpha and beta''': These refer to very specific periods in software development, and are not general terms for when things change during development. These should only be used to refer to periods that have been explicitly called alphas or betas by official sources, such as the closed beta for ''[[Bloons Monkey City (Flash)|Bloons Monkey City]]''. Even if an early build is officially called a "beta", avoid describing its differences with terms like "beta elements" and "beta differences" because casual readers tend to misinterpret these as referring to changes in development in general.
-*'''Prequel''':  A prequel is work whose narrative chronologically takes place before a work that released ''before'' it. This is frequently misused to refer to previous entries in the series in general; calling ''[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]]'' a prequel to ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'' is therefore incorrect. Since ''Bloons'' doesn't have a narrative timeline, this term has little, if any, use on this wiki.
+*'''Prequel''':  A prequel is a work whose narrative chronologically takes place before a ''previously released'' work. This is often misused to describe ''any'' work that has a sequel that released after it; calling ''[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|Bloons Tower Defense]]'' a prequel to ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'' because the latter is a sequel is incorrect. Since ''Bloons'' games have minimal plot and no timeline, this term has little, if any, use on this wiki.
 ==Things that don't matter==