Gibs

:For units of data measurement, see Gibibyte (GiB) or Gibibit (Gib).

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In computer games, gibs, short for giblets, or fowl innards, are the little bits of internal organs, flesh, and bone, generally smaller than entire limbs but bigger than golf balls, left when a person or creature is exploded. This is gamer slang for people smithereens.

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id Software's Adrian Carmack is credited with coining the term.

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Gibs feature prominently in some first-person shooter (FPS) computer games that generally focus on killing large numbers of enemies that try to kill the player's character. One of the first games they appeared in was Doom, and have been a mainstay of the industry ever since. They also appear in several of the Mortal Kombat games, and the arcade shooter Area 51.

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The use of this word is reserved for when an enemy has not just died, but has exploded, showering the area with body parts. To kill someone in this manner is to "gib" them. The contrast is shooting them until they die, which is to "frag" them. Gibbing an enemy is considered a greater achievement than merely fragging them, though most games count them as equivalent in terms of points earned. The terms "frag" and "gib" are most often used in multiplayer deathmatch. (A note: some multiplayer games count all kills of enemy players as 'frags', but announce when someone is 'gibbed'. Thus, gibbing is a subset of fragging. In addition, non-FPS use of the term 'frag' is very different. See "frag (disambiguation)" for details.)

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A telefrag is the term for what happens when one character is teleported to the exact location of another. Since two objects cannot occupy the same space, one or both of the characters dies a very messy death. This is often depicted as a gibbing, though it is still called a telefrag.

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On some games, gibs disappear (often while the player isn't looking), to save on processing time, as a level full of monsters can quickly fill up with gibs.

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Some games may feature an Instagib mod or mutator. If this mode is selected, all hits to an opponent result in instantaneous "gibbing".

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