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Valve Anti-Cheat

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Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) is an anti-cheat software developed by Valve Corporation as a component of the Steam platform, first released with Counter-Strike in 2002. [1]

48 relations: Application software, Blizzard Entertainment, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Cheating in online games, Computer memory, Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Digital goods, DreamHack, Dynamic-link library, ESEA League, ESports, Gabe Newell, GoldSrc, Half-Life (video game), Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Heuristic, Kernel (operating system), Left 4 Dead 2, Linux, List of GoldSrc mods, MacOS, Mailing list, Microsoft Windows, Name server, OpenGL, Process (computing), Product key, Proprietary software, PunkBuster, Random-access memory, Reddit, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Social engineering (security), Software, Source (game engine), Steam (software), Streaming media, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, The Web Conference, Unreal Engine, Valve Corporation.

Application software

An application software (app or application for short) is a computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.

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Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and is a subsidiary of the American company Activision Blizzard.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (stylized as Call of Duty: MW3) is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with assistance from Raven Software, and published by Activision.

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Cheating in online games

Cheating in online games is defined as the action of pretending to comply with the rules of the game, while secretly subverting them to gain an unfair advantage over an opponent.

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Computer memory

In computing, memory refers to the computer hardware integrated circuits that store information for immediate use in a computer; it is synonymous with the term "primary storage".

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Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue).

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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a multiplayer video game, the follow-up to Counter-Strike.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation.

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Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source is a remake of Counter-Strike using the Source game engine.

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Day of Defeat

Day of Defeat is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set in the European theatre of World War II on the Western front.

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Day of Defeat: Source

Day of Defeat: Source is a team-based online first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation.

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Digital goods

Digital goods or e-goods are intangible goods that exist in digital form.

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DreamHack

DreamHack is a Swedish production company specializing in eSports tournaments and other gaming conventions.

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Dynamic-link library

Dynamic-link library (or DLL) is Microsoft's implementation of the shared library concept in the Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems.

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ESEA League

E-Sports Entertainment Association League (ESEA) is an esports competitive video gaming online league & community founded by E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA).

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ESports

eSports (also known as electronic sports, esports, e-sports, competitive (video) gaming, professional (video) gaming, or pro gaming) are a form of competition using video games.

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Gabe Newell

Gabe Logan Newell (born), often nicknamed Gaben, is an American computer programmer and businessman best known as the co-founder of the video game development and digital distribution company Valve Corporation.

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GoldSrc

GoldSrc (pronounced "gold source") is a game engine developed by Valve Corporation, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game Half-Life.

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Half-Life (video game)

Half-Life (stylized as HλLF-LIFE) is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and published by Sierra Studios for Microsoft Windows in 1998.

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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation.

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Heuristic

A heuristic technique (εὑρίσκω, "find" or "discover"), often called simply a heuristic, is any approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery that employs a practical method, not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect, logical, or rational, but instead sufficient for reaching an immediate goal.

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Kernel (operating system)

The kernel is a computer program that is the core of a computer's operating system, with complete control over everything in the system.

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Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve Corporation.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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List of GoldSrc mods

This is a list of GoldSrc mods (modifications) for the video game Half-Life.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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Mailing list

A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Name server

A name server is a computer application that implements a network service for providing responses to queries against a directory service.

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OpenGL

Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

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Process (computing)

In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed.

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Product key

A product key, also known as a software key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is non-free computer software for which the software's publisher or another person retains intellectual property rights—usually copyright of the source code, but sometimes patent rights.

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PunkBuster

PunkBuster is a computer program that is designed to detect software used for cheating in online games.

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Random-access memory

Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used.

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Reddit

Reddit (stylized in its logo as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website.

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Rock, Paper, Shotgun (also known as RPS) is a UK-based blog operated by Rock, Paper, Shotgun Ltd and authored by Alec Meer, Jim Rossignol, Adam Smith, John Walker, and formerly also Kieron Gillen and Quintin Smith.

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Social engineering (security)

Social engineering, in the context of information security, refers to psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.

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Software

Computer software, or simply software, is a generic term that refers to a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built, that actually performs the work.

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Source (game engine)

Source is a 3D video game engine developed by Valve Corporation.

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Steam (software)

Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, video streaming and social networking services.

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Streaming media

Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.

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Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve Corporation.

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Team Fortress Classic

Team Fortress Classic (also known as Team Fortress 1.5) is a first-person shooter developed and released by Valve in 1999.

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The Web Conference

The Web Conference (formerly known as International World Wide Web Conference, abbreviated as WWW) is a yearly international academic conference on the topic of the future direction of the World Wide Web.

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Unreal Engine

The Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game Unreal.

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Valve Corporation

Valve Corporation is an American video game developer and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Anti-Cheat

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