magic word

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmædʒɪkˌwɜːd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmædʒɪkˌwɝd/

Noun

magic word (plural magic words)

1. Any word that has a magical effect when [[uttered.]]
2. (in teaching polite expressions to children) The word please, thanks, or thank you.

   What's the magic word?

3. (by extension) Any word that is considered very significant in a certain [[situation or context.]]

   When someone offers you drugs, the magic word is "no".

4. (MediaWiki) A string of [[text that is associated with a return value or function, such as time, site details, or page names.]]

   Some examples of magic words on the MediaWiki software are NOTOC, which hides the table of contents that would normally be on the page, and NUMBEROFUSERS, which displays the number of registered users on the wiki.

Translations

• French: formule magique, incantation
• German: Zauberspruch, Zauberwort, Zauberformel
• Italian: formula magica
• Portuguese: palavra mágica, fórmula mágica
• Russian: волше́бное сло́во
• Spanish: palabra mágica, fórmula mágica

Translations

• French: mot magique
• German: Zauberwort
• Italian: parola magica, parolina magica
• Portuguese: palavra mágica
• Russian: волше́бное сло́во
• Spanish: palabra mágica

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