"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. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: AP
    Sense id: en-action_point-en-noun-afaRbjjS Topics: video-games
  2. (management) Synonym of action item Categories (topical): Management Synonyms: action item [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-action_point-en-noun-N6XVp~2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: management

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