20 Essential Words All PC Gamers Should Know : Page 5 of 10

 20 Essential Words All PC Gamers Should Know
The Book of Gaming Words


12. AFK

If you're going AFK, please let your team know!

AFK stands for Away From Keyboard. In most games you can detect afk players due to them just standing around for long periods of time without doing anything. It is polite to announce that you are going AFK before leaving to do whatever you need to do.

11. Lag

Sometimes game glitches enhance the gameplay through comedy

This is by far the most common excuse known to man for players losing games. Lag refers to the delay in time between when you hit a key and when your character executes that command. If there is any problem with the signal pathway or servers, that delay can become very long. This is simply gamer slang for latency or having a slow connection.

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Gamer Since: 1997
Favorite Genre: RPG
Currently Playing: Diablo 3, League of Legends, Dragon Age Inquisition
Top 3 Favorite Games:League of Legends, Diablo, Dark Souls II