A general term used to describe filters and behaviors added to an object in Motion.
emitter
See [particle emitter]
envelope
The visual curve of an audio waveform's pan or level. Essentially the same as a keyframe curve (the term envelope coming from the audio engineering world; the term curve coming from the digital animation world).
export
The method by which a final composite is rendered out to the hard drive as a single QuickTime movie, image sequence, or still frame.