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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").
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 Xyzzy (mnemonic) , memory trick used in mathematics
The Pyx premiered in Canada on September 17, 1973. [30] It subsequently opened in the United States the following week, in cities such as Detroit [31] and Rochester. [32] It subsequently opened in Montreal on October 5, 1973, [33] and in Los Angeles on November 2, 1973. [1] In Australia, it was released under the alternate title Elizabeth Lucy ...
Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames, c. 13th century. A pyx or pix (Latin: pyxis, transliteration of Greek: πυξίς, boxwood receptacle, from πύξος, box tree) is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Churches to carry the Eucharist, to the sick or those who are otherwise unable to come to a church in order to receive Holy Communion. [1]
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.
PyX is a Python package for the creation of PostScript, [1] PDF, and static SVG files. It combines an abstraction of the PostScript drawing model with a TeX/LaTeX interface. Complex tasks like 2d and 3d plots in publication-ready quality are built out of these primitives
WPYX (106.5 FM "PYX 106") is a commercial radio station licensed to Albany, New York, and serving the Capital District. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WPYX also carries New York Giants football games. WPYX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts.
Pretend, an album by Swedish singer and songwriter Seinabo Sey, 2015 "Pretending" (Al Sherman song), a song with music and lyrics by Al Sherman and Marty Symes, 1946 "Pretending" (Eric Clapton song), a song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams, 1989 "Pretending" (Glee song), a song from the US TV series Glee