video game

noun

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

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The series is based on Hasbro Entertainment’s Baldur’s Gate video game series and will also be executive produced by Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O’Connor, and Hasbro Entertainment Head of Television Gabriel Marano. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 Boise library patrons also borrowed digital and physical copies of popular movies, video games and music CDs in 2025. Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026 There are the typical role-playing video games, along with virtual tennis and dirt bike riding, but conspicuously absent are any winter sports. Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator UFDS is not the first video game to be used as a pseudo recruitment tool by a military, either. Archie Clarke, CBS News, 6 Feb. 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 9 Feb. 2026.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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