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xyzzy or XYZZY may refer to: Xyzzy (computing), a magic word from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, later a metasyntactic variable or a video game cheat code;
Classic magic words. Magic wordes are phrases used in fantasy fiction or by stage magicians.Frequently such wordes are presented as being part of a divine, adamic, or other secret or empowered language.
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Metasyntactic variables used commonly across all programming languages include foobar, foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, corge, grault, garply, waldo, fred, plugh, xyzzy, and thud. [1] [3] Two of these words, plugh and xyzzy, are taken from the game Colossal Cave Adventure. [4] A fuller reference can be found in The Hacker's Dictionary from MIT Press.
In computing, Xyzzy is sometimes used as a metasyntactic variable or as a video game cheat code. Xyzzy comes from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, where it is the first " magic string " that most players encounter (others include "plugh" and "plover").
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Additional information about the Xyzzies does not belong in this list, but in the main XYZZY Awards article. Cheers. Nespresso 13:47, 16 February 2007 (UTC) Oppose Poor presentation, limited information and issues with references. It is just one very long bullet-point list. The titles and author names just all blur after a while.
The XYZZY Awards are the annual awards given to works of interactive fiction, serving a similar role to the Academy Awards for film. [1] The awards were inaugurated in 1997 by Eileen Mullin, the editor of XYZZYnews. [2] Any game released during the year prior to the award ceremony is eligible for nomination to receive an award.