Glossary of disc golf and Flying Disc terms

This glossary defines historical, technical, organizational, and collecting terms used across the wiki.

A

Artifact

A human-made or modified object studied as historical evidence.

D

Disc golf

A target sport in which players complete a course by throwing a flying disc toward designated targets. A fuller definition should cite current rules and historical usage.

F

Flying disc

A general term for a disc designed or used for throwing and flight. Product names and trademarks should not be used as universal synonyms without context.

M

Mold

In collecting and manufacturing contexts, a term that may refer to tooling or to the product form created from it; articles should specify the intended meaning.

P

Provenance

The documented history of an object’s ownership, custody, and use.

S

Stamp

Printed or transferred decoration and information applied to a disc; not necessarily identical to the disc model or mold.

Research needed: Expand definitions from official rules, patents, manufacturers’ literature, period publications, and museum cataloging practice.