FivePD Glossary: Police Roleplay and FiveM Terms

This glossary distinguishes FivePD’s legacy police-roleplay concepts, FiveM platform terms and optional third-party modifications. The same word can mean different things on different servers. Start with What is FivePD? for an overview and the project status page for limitations of historical source material.

A – G

ALPR (Automatic License Plate Recognition) — A plate-reading feature referenced in the legacy v1.5 FivePD controls. The source guide lists F9 as its toggle; servers may override keys. See controls and keybindings.

Callout — A dispatched patrol event or scenario, which may come from the FivePD core or a separately installed pack. Availability depends on the version, duty state and installed resources. See callout installation.

CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) — Police dispatch or record-management software. A separate CAD resource is not necessarily integrated with FivePD’s bundled computer.

Client / server — In FiveM, the client’s game runs on the player’s machine while FXServer loads server resources. A client-side visual mod is not installed using the same steps as a server resource.

Config.json — A JSON configuration file used by the inspected legacy FivePD core. It stores the database selection and other settings. See the version-scoped configuration reference.

Department — A unit or organization used by a FivePD community. Legacy controls documentation says players must be in a department to access the relevant menus and receive callouts.

ELS (Emergency Lighting System) — An emergency-lighting system. Single-player ELS, ELS for FiveM and Luxart Vehicle Control are not interchangeable products.

FiveM — A platform for custom multiplayer servers running GTA V. It is distinct from GTA Online and its modifications have their own resource structure.

FivePD — A police-roleplay modification for FiveM featuring patrols and AI-based scenarios. Its legacy binaries should not be mistaken for a verified current official release. See FivePD status.

FXServer — The FiveM server runtime responsible for loading resources, which can include a FivePD installation. See legacy server setup.

H – N

Keybind — A keyboard or controller assignment for an in-game action. Community scripts may change default keys; see FivePD controls.

LCPDFR — A police modification associated with GTA IV. See the LCPDFR versus FivePD comparison.

LSPDFR — A separate police modification for single-player GTA V, not the official multiplayer version of FivePD. See FivePD alternatives.

Luxart Vehicle Control (LVC) — A FiveM siren and non-ELS emergency-light controller, not a handling or vehicle-physics mod. Use the specific release’s documentation for keys and vehicles.

MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) — An in-vehicle police computer interface. The inspected v1.5 controls use B for FivePD’s bundled police computer; third-party MDTs differ. See FivePD MDT and reports.

Mod / plugin — A modification or optional feature. A FivePD .NET plugin, custom callout DLL and standalone FiveM resource have different loading paths. See FivePD plugins.

O – Z

Police roleplay — Players simulating law-enforcement scenarios, procedures and communication under a particular community’s rules. FivePD and LSPDFR support different multiplayer/single-player experiences.

RADIANCE V — A separate visual emergency-lighting modification for GTA V, not a siren controller or FivePD release.

Resource — A package started by FXServer and identified by its resource manifest. The Cfx.re resource manifest reference is authoritative for platform behavior.

SQLite / MySQL — Two database backends represented in the inspected FivePD configuration. Their storage and connection requirements differ; see FivePD database troubleshooting.

txAdmin — A server-management tool used with FXServer, including startup and console access. It does not certify that a specific old FivePD binary works on a current build.

VCF (Vehicle Configuration File) — In the inspected ELS-FiveM project, a configuration describing how lighting maps to a compatible vehicle. A VCF is not a vehicle model. See ELS installation and VCF setup.