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Software development

The production of programs to be run on hardware.

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Software development

experience

Video games; Software development

In video games, a measure of how close your character is to reaching the next level. Usually represented in the form of a fraction or a percentage.

mp

Video games; Software development

Magic points, or mana points. In video games, a measure of how much magic power your character has left, and how many spells or skills they can use. Used usually in plural.

hp

Video games; Software development

Hit points, or health points. In video games, a measure of how much health your character has left. Used usually in plural.

first-person shooter

Video games; Software development

3D video game with the camera set where the players eyes would be, giving them a first person perspective. There is usually a multiplayer element where the players try to shoot each other.

mmorpg

Video games; Software development

Massively Multiplayer online Role Playing game. A genre of video game played online with other people. Usually set in a fantasy setting.

autohotkey

Software; Software development

Scripting language to create macros and shortcut keys (hot keys). Originally implemented for Windows, but other implementations have now been written.

double

Software; Software development

Data type representing a floating point number in computer programming. It has higher presicion than a float, and is represented with 64 bits.

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