programmed random occurrence

English

Etymology

A mistaken expansion of the abbreviation proc, which actually originated from procedure (in the computer programming sense).[1]

Noun

programmed random occurrence (plural programmed random occurrences)

  1. (video games) A random event, typically activated by clicking on an object

Synonyms

References
  1. Ryan Shwayder (2006 April 15) “What is a Proc?”, in Nerfbat‎, archived from the original on 2019-04-30
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