In computing, Xyzzy is sometimes used as a metasyntactic variable or as a video game cheat code. Xyzzy comes from the Colossal Cave Adventure computer game, where it is the first "magic string" that most players encounter (others include "plugh" and "plover").[1] Origin[edit] Modern usage is primarily from one of the earliest computer games, Colossal Cave Adventure, in which the player explores a