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Desync

Gaming slang

When what you see and what the server sees disagree.

“He was already dead on the server, desync.”

See also: Rubberbanding, Lag

How to use it

  • “He was already dead on the server, desync.”

Related words

  1. RubberbandingBeing pulled back to where the server thinks you are after lag.
  2. LagWhen the game responds late because of your connection or the server. The universal excuse.
  3. HitboxThe invisible shape that decides whether an attack lands.

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