"hitscan" meaning in English

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          "text": "With this code the server now has enough information to perform hitscans: it has the position of the player, the player orientation, and the player look direction (camera rotation).",
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          "text": "Duel maps usually do not contain super weapons (eg, the Redeemer which fires a small nuclear warhead), but have one or two hitscan weapons (which when fired instantly hit whatever they are pointing at) and one or two projectile weapons (eg, a rocket launcher).",
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        "A calculation to find the point at which a given line intersects an object in the game world, commonly used to determine whether a bullet or projectile hits a target."
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        "(computing, video games) A calculation to find the point at which a given line intersects an object in the game world, commonly used to determine whether a bullet or projectile hits a target."
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