The most complete glossary of backgammon terms
A player in a chouette who temporarily handles the cube for another while that player is away from the game. See post by Ilia Guzei.
One of the four quadrants that make up the playing area: your home board, your outer board, the opponent's home board, and the opponent's outer board.
A player's home board. For example: a strong board is a home board with several made points; an n-point board is a home board with n points made; to make your board means to close all the points in your home board.