windEnabled

Windenabled is an informal term used in software development to indicate that wind-related functionality is activated. It is not a formal keyword in major programming languages, and its capitalization varies; in many projects the conventional forms are windEnabled or wind_enabled. The term often appears in debugging output, configuration documentation, or code that toggles wind simulations, aerodynamic forces, or wind data feeds.

Usage and variations: As a boolean flag, windenabled is typically implemented as a setting named windEnabled, wind_enabled, or a similarly styled identifier in source code or configuration files. The concatenated form windenabled is less common and can reduce readability, so most teams prefer explicit case-based variants.

Contexts and effects: In game engines, enabling wind forces affects actors, particles, and cloth simulations. In environmental or climate models, windEnabled controls whether wind fields are computed and applied. In vehicle dynamics or robotics simulations, wind effects influence drag, lift, and control responses.

Considerations: Because it represents a capture of a feature state, windenabled is used in conditional logic and in startup or runtime configuration. Documentation should specify the default, the impact on dependent subsystems, and any performance implications. When collaborating across languages, adopt a consistent naming style to avoid confusion.

See also: wind, wind force, wind simulation, configuration flag.