[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

xyzzy /x-y-z-z-y/, /x-y-ziz'ee/, /ziz'ee/, or /ik-ziz'ee/ adj. from
   the advent game the canonical `magic word'. this comes from advent,
   in which the idea is to explore an underground cave with many rooms and
   to collect the treasures you find there. if you type `xyzzy' at the
   appropriate time, you can move instantly between two otherwise distant
   points. if, therefore, you encounter some bit of magic, you might
   remark on this quite succinctly by saying simply "xyzzy" "ordinarily
   you can't look at someone else's screen if he has protected it, but if
   you type quadruple-bucky-clear the system will let you do it anyway."
   "xyzzy" it's traditional for xyzzy to be an easter egg in games with
   text interfaces.

   xyzzy has actually been implemented as an undocumented no-op command
   on several oses; in data general's aos/vs, for example, it would
   typically respond "nothing happens", just as advent did if the magic
   was invoked at the wrong spot or before a player had performed the
   action that enabled the word. in more recent 32-bit versions, by the
   way, aos/vs responds "twice as much happens".

   early versions of the popular `minesweeper' game under microsoft
   windows had a cheat mode triggered by the command
   `xyzzy' that turns the top-left pixel of the screen
   different colors depending on whether or not the cursor is over a bomb.
   this feature temporarily diasappeared in windows 98, but reappeared in
   windows 2000.

   the following passage from "the wonderful wizard of oz" by l. frank
   baum, suggesting a possible pre-advent origin, has recently come to
   light:

   "ziz-zy, zuz-zy, zik" said dorothy, who was now standing on both
   feet. this ended the saying of the charm, and they heard a great
   chattering and flapping of wings, as the band of winged monkeys flew up
   to them.

   the text can be viewed at project gutenberg
   ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext93/wizoz10.txt.

   another possible pre-advent origin is discussed at the xyzzy page
   http://people.delphi.com/rickadams/adventure/c_xyzzy.html.

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see also:
canonical advent magic easter egg 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

xyzzy
     
         the canonical "magic word" from the advent
        adventure game, in which the idea is to explore an underground
        cave with many rooms and to collect the treasures you find
        there.  if you type "xyzzy" at the appropriate time, you can
        move instantly between two otherwise distant points.  if,
        therefore, you encounter some bit of magic, you might remark
        on this quite succinctly by saying simply "xyzzy"
        "ordinarily you can't look at someone else's screen if he has
        protected it, but if you type quadruple-bucky-clear the system
        will let you do it anyway."  "xyzzy"  xyzzy has actually been
        implemented as an undocumented no-op command on several oses;
        in data general's aos/vs, for example, it would typically
        respond "nothing happens", just as advent did if the magic
        was invoked at the wrong spot or before a player had performed
        the action that enabled the word.  in more recent 32 bit
        versions, by the way, aos/vs responds "twice as much happens".
        see also plugh.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
canonical advent magic plugh jargon file 

Xyzzy >> X Words
Xyzzy, definition of term: Xyzzy
xyzzy_pag1.html

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...Kei's Home Page. ????. Common Archivers Library. ??????????. The xyzzy faq ... ??????????????????????????. Software Download. xyzzy version 0.2.2.235. ?????????????????????? ... ..
http://www.jsdlab.co.jp/~kamei/, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:02 pm

XYZZY
...To find out more about the person responsible for xyzzy.com, take a ... XYZZY News Want to play Adventure on your own PC? We've located an MS- ... ..
http://www.xyzzy.com/, score=92, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:08 pm

xyzzyページ
...xyzzyの解説ページについて. この下のページは赤塚が xyzzy について ... xyzzy page. xyzzyは、GNU emacs editor like な editor に、mint のような ... ..
http://www.jsdlab.co.jp/~kei/xyzzy/, score=72, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:28 pm

Magic word 'XYZZY'
...Origins of XYZZY. But where did XYZZY come from? Is it totally a ... the magic word XYZZY. The term 'XYZZY' from the Crowther and Woods ... ..
http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/c_xyzzy.html, score=60, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 8:14 pm

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...Kei's Home Page. ????. Common Archivers Library. ??????????. The xyzzy faq ... ????????????????????????. Software Download. xyzzy version 0.2.2.235. ???????????????????????? ... ..
http://www.jsdlab.co.jp/%7Ekamei/, score=50, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:57 pm

FrontPage - Xyzzy Wiki
...... ????????????????. xyzzy????????????????????????????????????xyzzy????????Tips????????????. ??????. xyzzy???????????? ... ??????????/xyzzy ??????????????????????. *??????????/xyzzy??????????????????????. *??????????/xyzzy????????. * ... ..
http://xyzzy.s53.xrea.com/wiki/, score=49, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 8:39 pm

Partial transcript of XYZZY Awards Ceremony
...Ellison plots to make fake XYZZY awards t-shirts and sell them to ... Would the owner of a red toyata, license plate xyzzy, please remove ... ..
http://www.ministryofpeace.com/text/ceremony_1997.html, score=41, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 6:53 am

XYZZYnews Home Page
...Find out who won the 2004 XYZZY Awards!. Many congratulations to all ... XYZZY Awards. Best of 2004 winners Best of 2003 winners (and ... ..
http://www.xyzzynews.com/, score=40, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 8:09 am

XYZZY Awards: 1999 Winners
... ..
http://www.xyzzynews.com/99winners.html, score=33, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:20 pm

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