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100 Words Every Game Tester Should Know

July 23, 2026

100 Words Every Game Tester Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. achievement Earned in-game milestone
2. AI Computer-controlled game behavior
3. aimbot Automatic aiming cheat
4. alpha Early development testing stage
5. animation Movement sequence of visuals
6. artifact Unwanted visual or audio error
7. asset A game resource file
8. audio Sound content or system
9. benchmark Performance measurement test
10. beta Later testing stage before release
11. boss Major powerful enemy
12. buff Temporary beneficial effect
13. bug A flaw causing incorrect behavior
14. build A compiled version of software
15. camera Player view system
16. cheat Illicit advantage method
17. client Player-side game software
18. collision Contact detection between objects
19. controls Input scheme for actions
20. cooldown Wait time before reuse
21. crafting Making items from materials
22. crash A sudden program failure
23. currency Spendable in-game money
24. debuff Temporary harmful effect
25. debug Find and remove errors
26. defect A software fault or flaw
27. despawn Disappear from the game world
28. desync Loss of synchronized game state
29. disconnect Lose connection to service
30. drop rate Chance an item appears
31. enemy Hostile character or force
32. exploit Unfair use of a flaw
33. framerate Frames displayed each second
34. freeze Stop responding while still open
35. glitch A small, often temporary fault
36. gold Release-ready final build
37. hardlock Game frozen and unplayable
38. hitbox Area that registers hits
39. hotfix Small urgent corrective update
40. HUD On-screen play information
41. input Command from player device
42. inventory Stored carried items
43. issue A reported problem or concern
44. keybind Assigned control key or button
45. lag Noticeable delay during play
46. latency Delay before response occurs
47. level Stage or player rank
48. load time Time needed to open content
49. lobby Pre-game waiting room
50. localization Adapting content for regions
51. log Recorded system events or output
52. loot Items gained from play
53. mapping Assignment of inputs to actions
54. matchmaking System pairing players together
55. memory leak Unreleased memory use grows
56. menu Interface list of options
57. mobile Phone or tablet platform
58. model A 3D object representation
59. NPC Non-player character
60. packet loss Missing data during transmission
61. patch An update fixing problems
62. pathfinding Route calculation for movement
63. ping Network response time
64. platform Hardware or service environment
65. pop-in Late appearance of assets
66. priority How urgently a bug needs fixing
67. progression Advancement through game systems
68. QA Quality assurance work
69. quest An in-game objective
70. regression A bug returning after changes
71. release Publicly shipped version
72. render Draw graphics on screen
73. repro Steps to reproduce an issue
74. RNG Random number generation
75. rollback Revert to earlier version
76. save file Stored game progress data
77. script Code controlling game events
78. server Host handling online data
79. session A period of connected play
80. severity How serious a problem is
81. SFX Sound effects
82. shader Program affecting visual rendering
83. spawn Appear in the game world
84. subtitle On-screen dialogue text
85. sync Keep data matched across systems
86. tearing Screen image split artifact
87. test case A specific check of behavior
88. test plan Document outlining testing approach
89. texture Surface image on a model
90. ticket A tracked report entry
91. timeout Connection ended after waiting
92. trigger Event starter condition
93. tutorial Introductory teaching section
94. UI User interface elements
95. unlock Make content available
96. update Newer released game version
97. version Specific release identifier
98. voice-over Recorded spoken dialogue
99. wallhack Seeing through solid objects
100. weapon Tool used to attack

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