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non-player characters

non-player characters is the plural of non-player character.

Meaning of non-player character

Noun

non-player character (plural non-player characters)

  1. (roleplaying games) A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player.
    Synonyms:
    NPC, AI, computer
  2. (Internet, derogatory) A person who does not think for themselves nor make their own decisions.

Questions about non-player characters

What is non-player characters the plural of?
Non-player characters is the plural of non-player character.

Words near non-player characters in the dictionary

  1. non-place
  2. non-places
  3. non-planned
  4. non-platform
  5. non-player character
  6. non-player characters
  7. non-playing
  8. non-pleochroic
  9. non-plus
  10. non-plused
  11. non-pluses

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