proc

See also: próć, proč, Proć, and proc.

English

Etymology

The video game sense is from the abbreviation of procedure. The folk etymology from programmed random occurrence is a backronym.[1]

Noun

proc (plural procs)

  1. (programming) Abbreviation of procedure.
  2. (video games) A special and possibly random event, typically activated by clicking on an object.
  3. (programming) Abbreviation of processor.

Verb

proc (third-person singular simple present procs, present participle proccing, simple past and past participle procced)

  1. (video games) To cause a proc to occur.
    • 2000, S H, “The baddest weapons/armor”, in rec.games.mud.diku (Usenet):
      Dunno the weapons' stats, except they both procced fairly frequently - lightning sword procced decapitation (instant death), and the whip procced fire reel (or whatever it was called) which reeled to target into the balor's body, engulfing you in searing flames for big damage.
    • 2000, Billy Shields, “The truth about offhand procs”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet):
      Establish a proccing percentage of a weapon by putting it in the primary hand and then put it in your offhand and check the proccing percentage with varying levels of dual wield skill (while keeping level and dex constant).

Synonyms

Usage notes

Trigger as a verb may be seen as derogatory in the gaming community, which reinforces the use of this word.

Anagrams

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡s
  • Syllabification: proc

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

proc m inan

  1. (Far Masovian, Sokołów County, Węgrów County) pincer strap (strap that fastens the pincers on a horse collar)
    Hypernym: rzemień

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

proc f

  1. genitive plural of proca

Further reading

  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “proc”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 237

Swedish

Noun

proc c

  1. abbreviation of procent
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