"VACation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VACations [plural]
Etymology: From VAC, initials of the Valve Anti-Cheat software, and vacation. Etymology templates: {{m|en|vacation}} vacation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} VACation (countable and uncountable, plural VACations)
  1. (video games, slang) A user's enforced absence from the Steam video-gaming service and its community, as a result of being banned for cheating. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-VACation-en-noun-tojG5KJv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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