Synonyms

computer game

British

noun

any of various games, recorded on cassette or disc for use in a home computer, that are played by manipulating a mouse, joystick, or the keys on the keyboard of a computer in response to the graphics on the screen

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I asked Orchids to help me build the code for a computer game based on the BBC News website.

From BBC

Named after a computer game, Papic reckons global powers will begin hoarding physical commodities as they try to build out infrastructure, create new energy sources and new transportation networks.

From MarketWatch

In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working.

From BBC

A Better Paradise is a dystopian vision of the near future in which an AI-led computer game goes rogue.

From BBC

He wants this to become a full-time career as he "always has ideas" for new computer games.

From BBC

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