FPS
| Meaning 1 | Frames per second | ||||||||||||
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| Definition | Refers to how many frames a game, video, or animation can display each second; often used to measure the performance of graphics cards. |
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| Example | "With my new NVIDIA video card, I can get over 120 FPS in Quake 4!" |
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| Usage | ✓ General |
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| Updated | February 5, 2014 |
| Meaning 2 | First-person shooter | ||||||||||||||
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| Definition | A 3D action game such as Quake, Unreal, or Call of Duty, that incorporates a first-person perspective. |
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| Example | "Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Marathon were some of the first FPS games." |
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| Usage | ✓ General |
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| Updated | April 11, 2013 |