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rubberbanding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rub-ber-band-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in which one point or object moves while attached to another point or object, as when dragging out a new shape in a drawing program.

Uncountable

noun

The speeding up of computer-controlled cars far behind the player, often as a method to increase the level of challenge provided to the player.

Uncountable

noun

A form of lag (delay) where the player's position is updated on their local client but is delayed reaching the server, so that they seem to "jump" to the new location when the client and server eventually synchronize.

Uncountable

Etymology

From rubber band + -ing, referring to the fact that when two objects are connected by an elastic band then the movement of one is constrained by the other.

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What does rubberbanding mean?
A technique in which one point or object moves while attached to another point or object, as when dragging out a new shape in a drawing program.
Where does rubberbanding come from?
From rubber band + -ing, referring to the fact that when two objects are connected by an elastic band then the movement of one is constrained by the other.

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