video game

noun

: an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen

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The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail. Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 That would put the video game sequel at $402 million domestically through five weekends of release. Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 May 2026 Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026 The romancer, which bowed in SXSW, follows Julia (Hawke), a frustrated video game designer, and Charlie (Pullman), a struggling musician, having supernatural impacts on the world after attending a couples therapy seminar to repair their volatile relationship. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for video game

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video game was in 1973

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“Video game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20game. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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