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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Massively Multiplayer

0Is "massively multiplayer" correct? Or, should it be "massive multiplayer"? I think the former is correct because "multiplayer" is not a noun.02br
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00The reason I ask is because there is a discussion of this on Wikipedia and I want some experts backing me up.0-
  

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0 Debating the "correctness" of the term is a bit silly considering that it's widely used even outside of gaming circles. But for what it's worth, I agree with you. 0-

— Erin Zale

  • 0 Debating the "correctness" of the term is a bit silly considering that it's widely used even outside of gaming circles.
  • But for what it's worth, I agree with you.
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0 Debating the "correctness" of the term is a bit silly considering that it's widely used even outside of gaming circles. But for what it's worth, I agree with you. "Multiplayer" is not a noun, and I've never seen it used as such.0-
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0 None of them is too good. 02br
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00 There's this recognized term: 02br
00 "massively-parallel computer"02br
00 which sounds good, however. 02br
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00 If this would be:02br
00 "massively-parallel multiplayer"02br
00 it'd be fine, IMO, but I'm not sure about your context. 02br
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