experience points

English

Etymology

From experience +‎ points.

Noun

experience points pl (normally plural, singular experience point)

1. (gaming, originally roleplaying games) A system of points which, when a predetermined amount is accumulated by a player character, causes them to level up. This is one of the core mechanics of many role-playing games.

   Synonyms: (abbreviation) EXP, (abbreviation) XP, experience

   He got a few experience points by killing two zombies and two spiders.

Derived terms

• EXP
• XP

Translations

set of points accumulated by a player character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 經驗值 / 经验值 (jīngyànzhí), 經驗點數 / 经验点数 (jīngyàn diǎnshǔ)

• Finnish: kokemuspiste
• French: point d'expérience (fr) m
• German: Erfahrungspunkt (de) m
• Hungarian: tapasztalati pont
• Japanese: 経験値 (ja) (keikenchi)
• Korean: 경험치 (gyeongheomchi)
• Spanish: punto de experiencia m
• Turkish: tecrübe puanı

See also

• skill point