# Glossary

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The RepoMasters glossary: 6 tiers from Prototype to LTS with their star thresholds and odds, plus floppies, bytes, collections and recycling.

## The tiers

- [Prototype: The tier for repos with 100 to 249 ★. Published odds per card pulled: 70%. Rarity: Common.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#rush)
- [Alpha: The tier for repos with 250 to 699 ★. Published odds per card pulled: 20%. Rarity: Uncommon.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#b_movie)
- [Beta: The tier for repos with 700 to 1,999 ★. Published odds per card pulled: 6%. Rarity: Rare.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#box_office)
- [RC: The tier for repos with 2,000 to 4,999 ★. Published odds per card pulled: 3%. Rarity: Epic.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#blockbuster)
- [Stable: The tier for repos with 5,000 to 19,999 ★. Published odds per card pulled: 0.9%. Rarity: Very rare.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#cult)
- [LTS: The tier for repos with 20,000 ★ and up. Published odds per card pulled: 0.1%. Rarity: Legendary.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#masterpiece)

## Game words

- [Card: A public GitHub repo with at least 100 stars: its name, owner, description, language, license, stars and tier.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#card)
- [Floppy: The game’s pack: 5 cards pulled at random at the published odds. A free floppy every 10 minutes, up to 5 in stock. None are for sale.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#floppy)
- [Stars: A repo’s GitHub stars, rechecked every night: they set its tier. A repo joins the catalog at 100 stars.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#stars)
- [Collection: All the public repos of one owner. Gather them to compile that owner’s collection: an album from 5 repos, an EP from 3.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#collection)
- [Bytes: The in-game currency, earned by playing (recycling, cron jobs, auctions). Bytes can’t be bought and are never converted into real money.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#bytes)
- [Recycling: Sending a duplicate to the recycle bin for 1 B, whatever its tier.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#recycling)
- [Gold Master: A rare variant of LTS cards, only for repos with at least 100,000 stars.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#gold_master)
- [Early adopter: Badge for a card pulled before its repo took off: the repo climbs at least 2 tiers after the pull and reaches Beta or higher.](https://repo.masters-masters.com/en/glossary#early_adopter)
