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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Abbreviation of procedure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
A special and possibly random event, typically activated by clicking on an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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noun
Abbreviation of processor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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verb
To cause a proc to occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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History
The video game sense is from the abbreviation of procedure. The folk etymology from programmed random occurrence is a backronym.
