Cheating

Updated: 12/06/2024 by Computer Hope

Cheating is taking an unfair or forbidden advantage. In video gaming, examples of cheating include auto aiming, speed hacking, teleport hacking, seeing through walls, becoming invincible, etc.

Types of cheating

Below are additional terms describing types of cheating with computer games and other computer-related activities.

What is anticheat?

Anticheat is software included with the game that helps protect a game from cheaters. A good example of an early anticheat software is PunkBuster.

How can I cheat?

Computer Hope does not help with teaching players how to do any types of cheats in a game.

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