"spawn point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spawn points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spawn point (plural spawn points)
  1. (video games) A location on a game map in which a player, bot or item spawns. Wikipedia link: spawn point Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: spawnpoint Translations (videogames): syntypiste (Finnish), uudelleensyntymisalue (Finnish), spawni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-spawn_point-en-noun-MWoGFZtu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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