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The word pwn, as used by the Internet This article is about the Internet, the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for a set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking.
A player is "pwned" in a game of Counter-Strike.
The word pwn, as used by the Internet This article is about the Internet, the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for a set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking.
The Internet is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching over the Internet Protocol (IP). It is made up of thousands of other, smaller business, academic, and government networks that provide various information and services, such as by electronic mail, online chat, and on the graphical, interlinked World Wide Web. Because it is the largest, most extensive internet (with a small
..... Click the link for more information. gaming A video game is a game played using an electronic device with a visual display.
OverviewOften "video game" is taken in a narrow sense to mean those games played on consoles for television and similar handhelds. The term "video game" is often not considered to include computer games and coin-operated arcade games, not only because the games in these three categories are historically different, but also because the activity of playing these three types of games is different. See history of the video game for more information. The terms electronic game and interactive entertainment both include video games, computer games, and coin-operated arcade games.
..... Click the link for more information. subculture In biology, a subculture in a population of a microorganism is when one microbe colony in such a population is transferred onto blank growth medium and allowed to freely reproduce.
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In sociology, a subculture is a set of people with distinct behavior and beliefs within a larger culture. The essence of a subculture, that distinguishes it from other social groupings, is awareness of style and differences in style, in clothing, music or other phenomena.
..... Click the link for more information. , means to beat or dominate an opponent. While it originated as a typing error it is now used intentionally by many members of the subculture. The term has become so ubiquitous in Internet circles that it is often used outside of gaming contexts, for example "he just got pwned in that debate" or "the hunters pwned that bear".
The most widely believed theory holds that "pwn" originated from a typo in first person shooter games, the common mistake occurred from a hand position. The user, using his mouse right-handedly, would hold three of his fingers on the keys, "a", "w", and "d", along with the mouse in his right hand. When prompted to make a comment upon "fragging" his opponent, a quick motion to type the word "own" resulted in a typo. Due to the proximity of the keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard QWERTY is the modern-day layout of letters on most English language computer and typewriter keyboards. It takes its name from the first six letters shown on the keyboard's top row of letters. The QWERTY design was patented by Christopher Sholes in 1868 and sold to Remington in 1873, when it first appeared in typewriters.
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