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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of video game
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Secret Handshake, the satirical arts and activism group behind the Trump-Epstein statues, has created a video game about the Iran war called ‘Operation Epic Furious.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But relief is coming for the upwards of 250,000 people from all over the world who attend the WCS every year to embody manga, animation or video game characters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
In reality, the vast majority of video game purchases are now made digitally, although most major online stores provide safeguards.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They’d done so well with the missing money at the video game contest, after all.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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