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  2. Xyzzy (computing) - Wikipedia

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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").

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  4. Xyzzy - Wikipedia

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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 Xyzzy (mnemonic) , memory trick used in mathematics

  5. Blue Chairs - Wikipedia

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    After drinking it, the PC passes out, but is shortly awoken by a man bringing a phone message from a long-lost love. The game then explores the player's experiences of what may be a hallucination, and may be reality. Notable segments include a fantasy about being elected President in the desert, some "wine" which enhances dancing skills, and a ...

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  7. Vespers (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Vespers is an interactive fiction game written in 2005 by Jason Devlin that placed first at the 2005 Interactive Fiction Competition. It also won the XYZZY Awards for Best Game, Best NPCs, Best Setting, and Best Writing.

  8. Metasyntactic variable - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Frenetic Five - Wikipedia

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    Finalist for XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle and XYZZY Award for Best NPCs at the XYZZY Awards 1999. [2] Mr. Redundancy Man's evil scheme is to tie the planet Earth in red tape. The Frenetic Five vs. the Seven Deadly Dwarves (2002; TADS 2). Finalist for XYZZY Award for Best NPCs at the XYZZY Awards 2002. [3]