"ability point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ability points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ability point (plural ability points)
  1. (video games) A unit for upgrading a character's abilities or skills.
    Sense id: en-ability_point-en-noun-7niTc7EI Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games
  2. (video games) A resource used to unlock new skills.
    Sense id: en-ability_point-en-noun-S0dt1jAW Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Topics: video-games

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