comsat

(1) a structure you build in the strategy game Starcraft (communications satellite) that allows a player on one side to have a small portion of a darkened map location to be revealed for a time period; (2) to spy over a LAN game; (3) a cheating tactic employed during network or LAN game sessions; (3b) to clandestinely peek or have a friend peek over the shoulders of another player during a LAN game (especially in an internet/network gaming setup), usually to "reveal" the enemy player's location--such as the position of a hidden "colony" in strategy-type games or one's map location in a game such as Counterstrike--to gain unfair advantage.