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  2. Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia

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    Many computer systems measure time and date using Unix time, an international standard for digital timekeeping.Unix time is defined as the number of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 (an arbitrarily chosen time based on the creation of the first Unix system), which has been dubbed the Unix epoch.

  3. Gamemaster - Wikipedia

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    In early virtual worlds, gamemasters served as a moderator or administrator. In MUD game masters were called "wizards." Gamemastering in the form found in traditional role-playing games has also been used in semi-automatic virtual worlds. However, human moderation was sometimes considered unfair or out of context in an otherwise automated world ...

  4. Netcode - Wikipedia

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    Unlike a local game where the inputs of all players are executed instantly in the same simulation or instance of the game, in an online game there are several parallel simulations (one for each player) where the inputs from their respective players are received instantly, while the inputs for the same frame from other players arrive with a certain delay (greater or lesser depending on the ...

  5. List of video games notable for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. There are 4 pending revisions awaiting review. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game ...

  6. Running game - Wikipedia

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    Running game may refer to: Endless_runner, a type of video game. Running game (tables game), a tables game of parallel movement in which no hitting or pinning is ...

  7. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    When an application requests higher privileges or when a user selects a "Run as administrator" option, UAC will prompt standard users to enter the credentials of an Administrator account and prompt Administrators for confirmation and, if consent is given, continue or start the process using an unrestricted token. [7]

  8. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    A game mode in many shooter and real-time strategy games in which the objective is to kill as many other characters as possible until a time limit or kill limit is reached. Compare to last man standing. Debug mode A feature left in a game that the development team would use to test the game and check for bugs.

  9. List of UTC offsets - Wikipedia

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    If present, a dagger (†) indicates the usage of a nautical time zone letter outside of the standard geographic definition of that time zone. Some zones that are north/south of each other in the mid-Pacific differ by 24 hours in time – they have the same time of day but dates that are one day apart. The two extreme time zones on Earth (both ...