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Mob
From Project 1999 Wiki
Term used for a non-player character (NPC)
Origin of the Term
Source code in DikuMUD uses the term mob (Mobile Object) to refer to a generic NPC. DikuMUD heavily influenced the original developers of EverQuest. The term is attributed to multi-user dungeon (MUD) developer Richard Bartle.