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lag switch

lag switch noun: a device that allows a player to cheat in an online multiplayer game by repeatedly turning on and off the cheating player's Internet connection, causing their player character to display unnatural movement from the opponents' perspective.

Noun

lag switch (plural lag switches)

  1. A device that allows a player to cheat in an online multiplayer game by repeatedly turning on and off the cheating player's Internet connection, causing their player character to display unnatural movement from the opponents' perspective.

Forms of lag switch

plurallag switches

Questions about lag switch

What does lag switch mean?
Lag switch means a device that allows a player to cheat in an online multiplayer game by repeatedly turning on and off the cheating player's Internet connection, causing their player character to display unnatural movement from the opponents' perspective.
What part of speech is lag switch?
Lag switch is a noun.
What is the plural of lag switch?
The plural of lag switch is lag switches.

Words near lag switch in the dictionary

  1. lag machine
  2. lag machines
  3. lag off
  4. lag screw
  5. lag screws
  6. lag switch
  7. lag switches
  8. lag time
  9. lag times
  10. lagabag
  11. lagabags

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