NPC

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Definition

Noun: 1. Non-Player Character: In video games, role-playing games, and simulations, an NPC is a character that is controlled by the computer or game system, not by a human player. NPCs populate the game world, provide information, offer quests, or act as opponents or allies. 2. National Counterproliferation Center: A U.S. government agency established to coordinate intelligence activities aimed at preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

Usage Examples
  • Non-Player Character:
    • The quest giver is an NPC standing near the town square.
    • You can talk to NPCs to learn more about the game's lore.
    • The city felt alive because it was filled with NPCs going about their daily routines.
  • National Counterproliferation Center:
    • The report was compiled using data from the NPC and other intelligence agencies.
    • The director of the NPC briefed the committee on the latest proliferation threats.
Advanced Usage
  • Metaphorical/Slang Use: In informal, often online, contexts, "NPC" is used as a pejorative term to describe a person who is perceived to lack independent thought, originality, or free will, behaving in a predictable, programmed manner like a video game character.
    • He just parrots talking points without any critical thinking; he's such an NPC.
Variants and Related Words
  • Player Character (PC): The direct opposite of an NPC; a character in a game controlled by a human player.
Synonyms
  • For Non-Player Character: bot, AI character, computer-controlled character.
  • For National Counterproliferation Center: The abbreviation is standard; it is a specific proper noun.
Notes on Different Meanings

The two primary meanings of "NPC" belong to entirely different domains (gaming vs. government/acronym). The context of the sentence makes it immediately clear which meaning is intended. The slang/metaphorical usage derives directly from the video game meaning.

Noun
  1. an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems

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