anticheat
UK/ˈænti(ˌ)t͡ʃiːt//ˌæn(ˌ)taɪˈt͡ʃiːt/
anticheat adjective: preventing or opposing cheating.
Adjective
anticheat (not comparable)
- Preventing or opposing cheating.
Noun
anticheat (plural anticheats)
- A piece of software that detects and prevents cheating.
- In our efforts to research, reproduce, and develop code to detect the cheats that are being used during multiplayer gaming, we are actively seeking the help of quality organizations that are willing to further the cause of the Anti-Cheat movement.2000 April 11, “Matrox Pitches in to Help Fight Cheaters”, in PunkBuster, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2000
- I have an online game that needs an anti-cheat program to be run first. The trouble is, I keep forgetting, and have to quit the game and start again. Is there a way of using one shortcut to open both at once? I am running Windows 98SE. Christian Hearne2002 May 23, Jack Schofield, “Ask Jack”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian (Technology section), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2014
Forms of anticheat
| plural | anticheats |
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Origin of anticheat
From anti- + cheat.
Questions about anticheat
- What does anticheat mean?
- Anticheat means preventing or opposing cheating.
- What part of speech is anticheat?
- Anticheat can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce anticheat?
- Anticheat is pronounced /ˈænti(ˌ)t͡ʃiːt/ (UK).
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