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
Etymology
Origin of video game
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Nvidia is best known for its GPUs, specialised computer chips originally designed to render video game graphics at high speed.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The featured trailer promoted “One Spoon of Chocolate,” the RZA’s recently released blaxploitation-style revenge thriller, but the show also pushed other official Wu-Tang merchandise, including a video game.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
They chitter like birds, or like an ’80s video game laser gun.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Another promoter I was talking to said that it feels like every event now, you’re playing the video game on hard mode.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Inside was one of the new video game console units.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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