video game

American  

[vid-ee-oh-gaym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

Or videogame

noun

Digital Technology.

• video games
  plural

1. 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.

2. any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or handheld toy.

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video game British  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• video games
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of video game

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

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video game

French film star Vincent Cassel dubs Napoleon Bonaparte's voice into English for a new video game released on Tuesday that sets the French emperor on a violent quest to take over Eastern Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Social Reckoning was beaten in the US box office chart by horror movie Other Mommy, psychological thriller Verity, video game adaptation Resident Evil and Brad Pitt's wilderness thriller Heart of the Beast.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Take one 16-year-old video game, a rising indie-folk band and a League One football team and what do you get?

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nick rocks backward in the video game chair and takes another swig of tea.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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