MMORPG

American  

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

1. massively multiplayer online role-playing game: any story-driven online video game in which a player, taking on the persona of a character in a virtual or fantasy world, interacts with a large number of other players.

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mmorpg British  

abbreviation

1. massive(ly) multiplayer online role-playing game: an internet-based computer game set in a virtual world, which can be played by many people at the same time, each of whom can interact with the others

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Etymology

Origin of MMORPG

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

That said, I’m strangely compelled by its combat, which makes it feel like an MMORPG, and its nigh-incomprehensible story.

From The Verge

But add to that other differences, such as Sam’s status as an Asian American, the effects of his physical disability or a hundred other permutations, and you’ve got an endlessly fascinating MMORPG.

From Washington Post

The winning pitch Dolkoroth came from a formal four-person group known as the Lorecrafter’s Guild, which is part of the development team for a “blockchain MMORPG” called Pills.

From The Verge

We know the first installment won an award in 1999, the graphics are detailed enough that a Matrix-trapped Trinity can recognize her in-game counterpart two decades later, and it’s implied to have some kind of linear narrative with a main character, so it’s presumably not a version of the real-world Matrix Online MMORPG.

From The Verge

As well as a gold-and-gray color scheme inspired by the MMORPG, the USB microphone also includes a host of audio samples taken from the game’s upcoming Shadowlands expansion and voice modulation effects that Blue says will make you sound like the game’s assortment of orcs, imps, and gnomes, and more.

From The Verge