video game
Americannoun
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video games
plural
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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.
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any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or handheld toy.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of video game
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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In the US video game market, for example, overall spending dropped 21 percent in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“This game is gonna crush every record ever,” said Michael Pachter, a video game industry analyst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
BBC Newsbeat has obtained the filings, first reported by video game website Kotaku, external, demanding Microsoft-owned site GitHub and chat app Discord turn over the user details of accounts thought to be sharing "copyrighted material".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He’s realistic about his extensive recovery though—“I got a while before I fire anything that’s not on a video game lol,” he texted me once.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Soon the brothers were huddled behind a video game near the center of the arcade’s main room.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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