Editing Magic word (section)

{{short description|Word or phrase said to cause magical events}}
{{about|words used in stage magic|formulae used in ceremonial magic|magical formula|other uses|Magic word (disambiguation)}}{{Self reference|For magic words on Wikipedia, see [[Help:Magic words]].}}

[[File:Abracadabra triangle (cropped).jpg|thumb|Classic magic words]]
'''Magic words''' are phrases used in [[fantasy]] fiction or by [[Magic (illusion)|stage magicians]]. Frequently such words are presented as being part of a [[Divine language|divine]], [[Adamic language|adamic]], or other [[Twilight language|secret]] or [[Language of the birds|empowered]] [[language]]. Certain [[comic book]] heroes use magic words to activate their powers. Magic words are also used as ''[[Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs]]'' or [[Cheating in video games|cheats]] in computer games, other software, and [[operating system]]s. (For example, the words ''[[xyzzy (magic word)|xyzzy]]'', ''plugh'', and ''plover'' were magic words in the classic computer adventure game ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]''. [[Please]] is colloquially referred to as the "magic word".)