noclip
To navigate through a game environment with collisions disabled, so as to be able to…To navigate through a game environment with collisions disabled, so as to be able to pass through solid walls, etc.
Meaning
2 sensesTo navigate through a game environment with collisions disabled, so as to be able to pass through solid walls, etc.
(broadly)To pass through a solid object or otherwise teleport.
Origin
From no clip, possibly chosen originally as a debug code to allow developers to investigatFrom no clip, possibly chosen originally as a debug code to allow developers to investigate clipping (in the sense of a computer graphics technique to not render unseen objects) or due to a mix up between clipping (in the sense of checking the player remains inside the boundaries of the play area) and collision detection. Perhaps originates from the 1991 game Commander Keen IV: Secret of the Oracle, where using the appropriate cheat code displays a message "No clipping ON".
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Forms
noclips, noclipping, noclipped, noclippedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle