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FPS

Definition: Acronym for First Person Shooter. The player views a game from the eyes of the character in the game. The weapon is usually located in the bottom right corner of the screen while the rest of the screen has a HUD, Heads Up Display, which shows things such as health, armor, ammo, or mana in some cases.
Usage: I love playing FPS's like Counterstrike and Halo.
Posted by HybridSupernova on April 27, 2009 at 14:47:36 Pacific

FPS

Definition: Acronym for Frames per Second. A measure of the count of individual images, per second, that are displayed on a screen. higher FPS equals smoother motion. Also frequently used as a gauge for performance variances among games and hardware.
As a side-note most SD television broadcasts are at 25-30 FPS and the human eye operates at approximately 60 FPS
Usage: Dude, I need a new video card; I'm only getting twenty-five FPS.
Posted by 0re0 on April 28, 2009 at 00:14:00 Pacific

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