respawn

verb
/ɹɪˈspɔːn/

Etymology

From re- + spawn.

  1. derived from expandere — “stretch out; spread out
  2. derived from espandre
  3. derived from espaundre
  4. inherited from spawnen
  5. formed as respawn — “re- + spawn

Definitions

  1. To spawn again.

    • This diminishes even further the remote chance of the fish surviving to respawn.
  2. To reappear at its spawn point.

  3. To re-enter play after being killed, often where the game was last saved.

    • Some top 100 websites are circumventing user deletion of HTTP cookies by respawning them using Flash cookies with identical values, […]
    • How and why he gets stuck in this constant respawn cycle is a bit unclear, […]
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. In reality shifting and subliminal communities, to permanently leave one's current…

      In reality shifting and subliminal communities, to permanently leave one's current reality (often through a perceived severance of ties or, controversially, through physical death) to "re-enter" or reincarnate into a "desired reality."

      • “Everything in this cult of personality is fragile,” Borkowski said, but added that Musk had proven before that he can “re-spawn” when he encountered difficulties.
    2. The reappearance of an item or enemy

      The reappearance of an item or enemy; the situation where something is respawned.

      • The race controller will check for a trigger hit between this player's collider and the start/finish line trigger, but this script has an OnTriggerEnter function to check for triggers used to force a respawn.
    3. The act of permanently shifting awareness or existence to a different reality, frequently…

      The act of permanently shifting awareness or existence to a different reality, frequently associated with the UGSC (Underground Subliminal Community).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for respawn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA