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   * [[.gaming_theory:match_making#smurfing|Smurfing]]
   * [[.gaming_theory:Speed-Running]]
-  * [[.gaming_theory:Split-Screen]]
+  * [[.gaming_theory:Split Screen]]
   * [[.gaming_theory:Strategy Game]]
   * [[.gaming_theory:Texture]]
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   * [[.gaming_theory:Turn Based Strategy]]
   * [[.gaming_theory:Turtling]]
+  * [[.gaming_theory:V-Sync]]
 ===== Abbreviations =====
 Here is a list of abbreviations, that have a special meaning in the gaming context. Some may have other meanings in relation to other topics, but here the meaning is to be considered explicitly for computer games related meanings.
 ^ Abbreviation ^ Meaning ^
 |  1on1 | One player against one other player, usually used in context of games which allow for more than one participant in a match. |
-|  BA | [[.games:Balanced Annihilation]] |
+|  AoE | [[.games:Age of Empires 1]] or later titles from that series or also Area of Effect |
+|  BA | [[.mods:Balanced Annihilation]] |
 |  BAR | [[.games:Beyond All Reason]] |
 |  BOTF | [[.games:Birth of the Federation]] |
+|  CoD | [[.games:Call of Duty]] |
 |  CS | [[.games:Counter-Strike]] and also one of it's map/game types, the hostage scenario |
 |  CS:GO | [[.games:Counter-Strike Global Offensive]] |
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 |  DE | Demolition, a Counter-Strike map/game type |
 |  Devs | Developers, usually referring to entire [[Development Studios]] and their employees. |
+|  DK | [[.games:Dungeon Keeper]] |
 |  DLC | [[.gaming_theory:Downloadable Content]] |
 |  DOM | Domination, a mode offered by [[.games:Nexuiz]], [[.games:Unreal Tournament 2004]] and [[.games:Toxikk]] |
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 |  IP | Shortform for Internet Protocol, but usually refers to the IP [[.network_terms:network_address|address]] of a [[.network_terms:server]] or [[.network_terms:client]]. |
 |  IPX | [[.network_terms:ipx|Internetwork Packet Exchange]], one of the predecessors of TCP/IP, which was used mostly during the 1990 years. |
+|  KA | [[.games:Klingon Academy]] |
 |  LAN | Local Area Network, usually the network at home or work. In the gaming community it may also refer to a LAN party. |
 |  Mod | Short for [[.gaming_theory:modification]]. |
+|  MOHAA | [[.games:Medal of Honor - Allied Assault]] |
 |  MOTD | [[.gaming_theory:Message of the Day]] |
 |  NAT | [[.network_terms:Network Address Translation]], a technique that allows multiple computers with different IPv4 addresses to share on IPv4 address on the internet while working behind a router. This also makes [[.network_terms:port forwarding]] a necessity in certain situations. |
 |  LMS | [[.gaming_theory:Last Man Standing]] |
+|  NFS | Need for Speed (game series) |
 |  NPC | [[.gaming_theory:Non-playable Character]] |
 |  ONS | Onslaught, a game mode offered by [[.games:Nexuiz]] and [[.games:Unreal Tournament 2004]] |
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 |  UT99 | [[.games:Unreal Tournament]] |
 |  UT4 | [[.games:Unreal Tournament 4]] |
+|  V-Sync | Also known as Vsync, meaning [[.game_tech:V-Sync|Vertical Sync]]. |
 |  WAN | Wide Area Network, in difference to LAN sometimes used for Internet play. |
 |  XCOM | Also used as X-COM, refers to [[.games:X-Com UFO Defense]] and [[.games:X-Com Derived Games|its predecessors]] |