General Gaming Wiki
Gaming has its own language. Teammates call a "rotation", patch notes promise "desync fixes", and the settings menu asks whether you want render scale at 80 or 100 percent. This part of the Onlyfarms wiki explains the words that turn up in almost every game rather than in one title: the slang you see in chat, combat and shooter mechanics, interface and control options, graphics and performance settings, online and server terms, and the rules around bans and mods.
Each entry answers three questions in plain English: what the term means, where you will run into it, and what it changes for you as a player. When a word means different things in different games, the entry says so and gives real examples.
The terms below are grouped by topic, so you can read a whole area in one go — everything that affects how smoothly your game runs, for example, or the vocabulary you need to follow a dungeon run or a ranked match. Concepts that exist in only one game, such as a Tarkov hideout module or a Path of Exile 2 support gem, live in that game's wiki instead.
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Slang & player types
Words you will see in chat and voice: from GG and rekt to tryhards and LFG posts.
- Gaming Slang & Chat TermsGlossaryWhat GG, one-shot, party wipe, proximity chat, pwned, queue dodge, scrub and alt mean in games, where the words come…
- Tryhard: Maximum Effort PlayTryhards give max effort in every match.
- LFG, LFM, and LF#MLFG, LFM and LF#M are MMO group-finding terms: Looking for Group, Looking…
- Rekt: WreckedRekt means getting totally destroyed in PvP or PvE.
- Clan tagDiscover the role and significance of clan tags in gaming, from team…
Strategy & teamplay
How players plan fights, share resources and adapt when the meta changes.
- Strategy, Meta & Teamplay TermsGlossaryMeta shifts, power spikes, funneling, wave clear, skill cap, power fantasy, multiboxing, speedrun timers and asymmetric gameplay explained with examples.
- RotationExplore the concept of rotation in gaming, a key strategy involving movement…
- Friendly fireDiscover what friendly fire means in gaming, its mechanics, and strategies to…
Combat & shooter mechanics
Aiming, hit feedback, cooldowns and the small systems that decide a fight.
- Combat Abilities & Action Mechanics GlossaryGlossarySkill cooldowns, combat rolls, damage ticks, mobility skills, rage, second wind, animation cancelling and input buffers explained with game examples.
- Shooter Aiming & Gunplay TermsGlossaryBullet spread, recoil control, hit detection, secondary fire and quick swap explained with examples from Counter-Strike, VALORANT, Apex and Half-Life.
- Target lockDiscover what target lock means in gaming, its functionality, and strategic benefits…
- Aim-down-sightsDiscover the mechanics and strategies of aim-down-sights in gaming.
- Hit markerDiscover what a hit marker means in gaming and how it enhances…
- ReticleA reticle in gaming, often called a crosshair, shows where a weapon…
- Hit stopExplore the concept of hit stop in games, its purpose, and how…
More in this topic:Tab target
Progression, world & loot
Levelling, stats, loot and how game worlds guide you from one area to the next.
- Game World, Movement & Navigation TermsGlossaryContextual actions, momentum, player hubs, shared worlds, staging areas, traversal, utility belts, jump pads and signposts: how games guide movement.
- RPG Progression, Stats & Loot TermsGlossaryConsumables, XP curves, stat modifiers, mana and stamina, tech trees, upgrade paths, resource nodes, instance loot, save slots and grinding…
- SignpostDiscover the role of signposts in gaming.
More in this topic:Jump pad, Strength stat
Economy, cosmetics & monetization
In-game money, trading, cosmetics, gacha and how games make players spend.
- Game Economy, Editions & Cosmetics GlossaryGlossaryBuy-to-play, standard editions, promo and unlock codes, gacha pulls, daily logins, money sinks, black markets, transmog and voice packs explained.
- r6 Marketplace Learn what the R6 Marketplace is, the requirements to join, and expert…
- Vanity itemDiscover what a vanity item means in gaming, its purpose, types, and…
Interface, HUD & controls
What is on your screen and how you control it: key binds, overlays, HUD elements.
- Controls & Input Settings GlossaryGlossaryToggle vs hold, default settings, mouse smoothing, cursor lock, split screen, swipe gestures, twin-stick controls and the run button explained.
- HUD & On-Screen Elements GlossaryGlossaryBoss health bars, kill feeds, minimap icons, item highlights, timer bars, toasts, tooltips, trackers, sound cues and damage indicators explained.
- KeybindA keybind assigns an action to a key or controller button.
- In-game overlayDiscover the benefits and features of in-game overlays, enhancing your gaming experience…
Graphics & performance
Settings that change how a game looks and how smoothly it runs.
- Graphics Settings & Visual Effects GlossaryGlossaryBloom, clip maps, CRT filters, grass and particle culling, screen shake, terrain meshes, volumetric fog and shimmering: what each does…
- PC Performance & Frame Rate TermsGlossaryWhat an FPS cap, performance mode, hyper-threading, shader cache, cache clearing, asset preloading and turbo mode mean in games and…
- Render scaleWhat render scale means in games, how percentages affect pixel count and…
- VignetteA vignette in gaming is a short, self-contained narrative or visual scene…
More in this topic:Depth of field
Online play, patches & errors
Servers, connection problems, versions and the technical side of playing online.
- Online Play, Lag & Connection TermsGlossaryWhat ping, jitter, packet loss, rubber banding, tick rate, NAT type and P2P mean in online games, why they happen…
- Patches, Game Builds & Error TermsGlossaryWhat a day-one patch, dev build, tech demo, crash log, runtime error, launch command, memory leak and random seed mean,…
- DesyncDesync in online games is a mismatch between the server and the…
- SunsettingLearn about sunsetting in gaming, its purpose, mechanics, and how players can…
- VersionDiscover what a game version means in gaming, including updates, patches, and…
More in this topic:Telemetry, Prologue, Server region, Queue position
Cheats, mods & bans
Mods, cheats and the penalties games hand out for breaking the rules.
- Cheats, Mods & Bans GlossaryGlossaryWhat no-clip, save editors, teleport hacks, mod menus, trade bans and soft bans mean in games, which are harmless offline…
