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On The Subject of ​?​?​?

(This is the last of a series of puzzles written for Timwi for a Secret Santa puzzle exchange, themed around various custom modules for the game Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. Note: Unlike previous puzzles in this series, KTaNE knowledge is necessary to solve this puzzle; the necessary knowledge can be found on Timwi's site.)


On The Subject of ???

To solve this last puzzle, I have a suggestion:
Just add these few glyphs to the guide page in question.
Take new digit tetrads, use each on the next
to resolve the conundrum you see in this text:

The principles, truths that have been recompiled
that Timwi has indexed and sorted and filed
will help you defuse any bombs in this game:
for these all as one, what might be an apt name?

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$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline {\text{S.E.T.}} & {\text{Discolored Squares}} & {\text{Black Holes}} & {\text{X-Rays}} \\ \hline {\text{Colored Switches}} & {\text{Bitmaps}} & {\text{Word Searches}} & {\text{Marble Tumble}} \\ \hline {\text{Odd One Out}} & {\text{Binary Puzzle}} & {\text{Dr. Doctor}} & {\text{A Souvenir}} \\ \hline {\text{Battleships}} & {\text{Blind Alleys}} & {\text{Rubik's Cube}} & {\text{Regular Crazy Talk}} \\ \hline \end{array}$$


This is a metapuzzle using the following puzzles:
S.E.T.; Discolored Squares; Black Holes; X-Rays
Colored Switches; Bitmaps; Word Searches; Marble Tumble
Odd One Out; Binary Puzzle; Dr. Doctor; A Souvenir
Battleships; Blind Alleys; Rubik's Cube; Regular Crazy Talk

For convenience's sake, here are the answers to the above puzzles:

MATTRESS, RHOMBUS, EYEBRIGHT, IBEX
SOCIETY, REGISTERED OWNER, BANANA, STARTER
CHINESE LANTERN, LOGGED, ETHOS, EUPHORIA
ELEFTHERIA I THANATOS, SHOVEL, ANDROID, YEAR

Hint:

Each of the previous puzzles was themed after a single module Timwi has made. This one is as well; it will be immediately clear which one is the right one when you find it.

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