"Albasa mai yawa" ba kalmar da aka saba sani ba ce, don haka babu ainihin ma'anar ƙamus. Duk da haka, bisa ga fahimtata, "albasa mai yawa" nau'in albasa ce da ake nomawa daga kwararan fitila masu samar da ƙananan kwararan fitila masu yawa, wanda kuma aka sani da "sets", maimakon babban kwan fitila guda ɗaya. Ana iya shuka waɗannan ƙananan kwararan fitila don samar da albasa mai yawa, saboda haka kalmar "multiplier". Ana kuma san su da “albasa mai yawo” ko “albasar Masar”