Top Descriptors marathon A map with a drain time of over 5 minutes. , aim control Patterns with velocity or direction changes which strongly go against a player's natural movement pattern. , featured artist Features song(s) composed by artists in osu!’s Featured Artist listing , improvisation Uses patterns that do not correspond to sounds in the music, often using hitsounds to add sounds in. , collab A map with two or more associated mappers. , alt Colloquial term for maps which use rhythms that encourage the player to alternate notes. Typically distinct from burst or stream maps. , clean Visually uncluttered and organised patterns, often involving few overlaps and equal visual spacing between objects. , bursts Patterns requiring continuous movement and alternating, typically 9 notes or less. , jump aim Focuses heavily on jumps, i.e. circles spaced far apart that require the player to move towards, slow down to hit, then speed up to move towards the next object. , cutstreams Streams in which the spacing of certain notes is much larger than the rest of the stream.