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.

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Meanings

nounlag switch (plural lag switches)

plural lag switches

  1. video gamesA 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.
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APA

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Chicago

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