lagfest
English
Etymology
lag + -fest
Noun
lagfest (plural lagfests)
- (computing, informal) Something prone to lagging, or network delays.
- 1998 January 28, Spatch [username], “Re: *Please Read*”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games, Usenet:
- The only place I ever seriously lagged was at the blacksmith shop. Now all of Britain is a lagfest.
- 2009 July 27, cryptoguy [username], “Re: Intermittent FPS drops”, in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
- Cities are lagfests if there are a lot of other players nearby.
- 2011 June 15, HarpingOn [username], “Re: OT: USB graphics "cards"”, in uk.games.video.misc, Usenet:
- Full screen is a lagfest. I don't think you're going to be gaming on these, unless the technology got heaps better whilst I wasn't looking.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:lagfest.
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