video game
Americannoun
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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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of video game
First recorded in 1970–75
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Burke shot to fame posting clips from the video game “Fortnite” to YouTube and other social media, then pivoted to making his own music and scored a hit with “Romantic Homicide.”
From Los Angeles Times
In the video game world, conquering the “cheat code” means a player has figured out the secret password to stay alive.
From Los Angeles Times
Scheel notes that people today often picture the Viking Age, which is generally defined as spanning the 8th to the 11th century, in very specific ways shaped by films, series, video games and museum presentations.
From Science Daily
The streets of Scotland have doubled for 1980s Russia in a new film about the creation of the video game Tetris.
From BBC
It’s hard to post those numbers in a video game, let alone in Division I baseball.
From Washington Post
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