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video game

American  
[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /
Or videogame

noun

Digital Technology.

  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.

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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Etymology

Origin of video game

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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That would be the dream for Health, like, “I brought my kid down here because their song is on a video game, and there’s a guy in a leather dog mask.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

As well as being his biggest video game role to date, Saros was also Kohli's first experience of motion capture.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Burke surged in popularity after one of his tracks was included in the wildly popular video game “Fortnite,” and he has also collaborated with artists like 21 Savage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

This doctrine sounds like a made-up phrase created for a patriotic first-person-shooter video game.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

She had always encouraged me to make friends with people my own age, even if they lived in my phone or video game.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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