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S vs Strafe - What's the difference?

s | strafe |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun strafe is

punishment.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    strafe

    English

    Verb

    (straf)
  • To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
  • (video games) to sidestep; to move sideways without turning. A core mechanic of most first-person shooters.
  • * 2001 , Jana Hallford, Swords and circuitry: a designer's guide to computer role playing games
    • If the NPC is close to the player, he may also try using the tried-and-true Quake circle-strafing technique.
  • * 2007 , Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide
    • A strafe is a side-to-side camera movement. If you're a fan of first-person shooter games, you know how fundamental strafing can be to a game.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
  • (video games) A sideways movement without turning.
  • * 2004 , Marc Saltzman, Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts
    • We also have added a new game control called the "defensive strafe ," in which the user can press a button and stay facing forward.

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