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MU * is an abbreviation which refers collectively to a family of text-based multi-user virtual world servers comprising: * TinyMUD * MUSH * MOO * TinyMUCK * and related, less-notable types; see the TinyMUD family tree for more Another term for these servers is the Tiny family. The asterisk is often used in computer programming languages to represent a wildcard (any number of arbitrary characters), which suggests a usage that encompasses MUDs in general. However, confusingly, MU * is often used in a manner exclusive of services specifically described as MUDs, with the MU * term meant to distance the TinyMUD family of "social MUDs" from "combat-oriented" MUDs. With the dominant usage of MUD being as a generic term rather than specifically denoting combat-oriented games — indeed, both TinyMUD and MOO are MUDs in name (MOO stands for MUD, Object-Oriented), while MUSH and MUCK are backronymed puns on "MUD" — this positions MU * as actually being a subset of MUD. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「MU*」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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