If you did it in one try it's a strike. If you did it in two it's a spare.
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Ten frames total. Two shots per frame to knock all ten pins down. If you get a strike in the tenth frame, you get two fill shots. If you get a spare in the tenth frame, you get one fill shot.
When all pins are knocked down after the first ball is thrown in a frame, it is called a strike.
When all pins have been knocked down after the 2nd ball, the scoring term is called a spare.