Xyzzy (computing)

For other uses, see Xyzzy (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Zzyzx.

In computing, Xyzzy is sometimes used as a metasyntactic variable or as a video game cheat code. Xyzzy comes from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, where it is the first "magic word" that most players encounter (others include "plugh" and "plover").

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