npc

/ˌɛn pi ˈsi/
noun
  1. A character in a video game or role-playing game that is controlled by the computer or game system, not by a human player.
    • The game designer created dozens of NPCs to populate the virtual city.
    • In many games, NPCs provide useful information or sell items to the player.
    • The player talked to an NPC who gave her a quest to find a lost sword.
  2. A person who seems to lack independent thought or acts in a predictable, unoriginal way (slang, often used online).
    • He called his opponent an NPC during the debate because she just repeated talking points.
    • Some people use the term 'NPC' to insult anyone who follows popular opinions without thinking.
    • The comment was so generic it sounded like it came from an NPC.
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