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Synonyms

electronic game

American  

noun

  1. video game.


electronic game British  

noun

  1. any of various small hand-held computerized games, usually battery-operated, having a small screen on which graphics are displayed and buttons to operate the game

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Etymology

Origin of electronic game

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Some humans play an electronic game called “Spelling Bee” and we are using it to learn their language.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

He subsequently left Xerox to join Sun Microsystems and later the pioneering electronic game console maker 3DO.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020

The chance to touch a visitor’s hand elicits pure joy - as the latest electronic game would for a child in the U.S.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2015

The experiment at Georgetown engaged children in an electronic game that required no joysticks, no mouse work—nothing more than a single touch.

From Slate • May 2, 2012

They controlled a vast network of companies; electronic game manufacturers, microwave and appli- ance manufacturers, and notably, acres and acres of Manhattan Island, California and Hawaii.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn