programmed random occurrence

English edit

Etymology edit

A mistaken expansion of the abbreviation proc, which actually originated from procedure (in the computer programming sense).[1]

Noun edit

programmed random occurrence (plural programmed random occurrences)

  1. (video games) A random event, typically activated by clicking on an object

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ryan Shwayder (2006 April 15) “What is a Proc?”, in Nerfbat[1], archived from the original on 2019-04-30