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    An action that is sensitive to context. Like going up to an object and pushing a button, which would normally perform a different action, to interact with it.

    This doesn't make sense

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    #1  Edited By maimran91

    It should be Action Button or Interact

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    #2  Edited By Organicalistic_
    @maimran91: NO
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    I think it's fine.  It makes perfect sense, the place is context sensitive because the button only performs a certain action in that context.

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    #4  Edited By buzz_clik

    It does make sense, and it's also an industry-recognised term. Also, 'action button' suggests that there's only one specifically designated button that causes the player to interact or perform a move, whereas 'context sensitive' is more of a catch-all that means any of the buttons could do anything depending on what's going on.

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    #5  Edited By maimran91

    Context Sensitive? What kind of word is that? I never heard of this word

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    #6  Edited By Hailinel
    @maimran91 said:
    " Context Sensitive? What kind of word is that? I never heard of this word "
    It means that the action performed when the button is pressed depends on what you're doing in the game.  When you stand by a fence, A might make you vault over it, whereas you'll perform a stealth kill if you're standing behind an enemy when you press it.  The action you perform is therefore context sensitive.
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    #7  Edited By buzz_clik
    @maimran91: I first bumped into it in Conker's Bad Fur Day, and I think it has become a widely used term since around that time. It has for me, anyway.
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    #8  Edited By maimran91
    @Hailinel:  Thanks

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