video game
or vid·e·o·game
any of various interactive games played using a specialized electronic gaming device or a computer or mobile device and a television or other display screen, along with a means to control graphic images.
any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or handheld toy.
Origin of video game
1- Also called electronic game .
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How to use video game in a sentence
He grew up both a computer geek in the early days of video games and an avid record collector.
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Bayonetta is a strong female protagonist, and in that sense she stands nearly alone in video games.
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The new generation is more proficient in video games than in orthography.
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British Dictionary definitions for video game
any of various games that can be played by using an electronic control to move points of light or graphical symbols on the screen of a visual display unit
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