"action point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: action points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} action point (plural action points)
  1. (video games) A point that the player can "spend" on performing various in-game actions, such as spell-casting, which require various numbers of points. Synonyms: AP
    Sense id: en-action_point-en-noun-afaRbjjS Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games
  2. (management) Synonym of action item. Synonyms: action item [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-action_point-en-noun-JCnTLxZa Categories (other): Management, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Topics: management

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