"lag switch" meaning in All languages combined

See lag switch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lag switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lag switch (plural lag switches)
  1. (video games) 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.
    Sense id: en-lag_switch-en-noun-Ss4WEFNh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video games Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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