programmed random occurrence

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English

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Etymology

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A mistaken expansion of the abbreviation proc, which actually originated from procedure (in the computer programming sense).[1]

Noun

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programmed random occurrence (plural programmed random occurrences)

  1. (video games) A random event, typically activated by clicking on an object

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Ryan Shwayder (2006 April 15) “What is a Proc?”, in Nerfbat‎[1], archived from the original on 2019-04-30
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