video game

noun

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

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Gibson and White attribute that reveal and other moments like it to the immense trust the festival has managed to build up with video game publishers in just a few years. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 2025 News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Tim Allen recently teased that Jessie was a big part of the plot of the new film, which also involves the toys competing for attention with screens and video games. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 June 2025 Huang’s comments underscore the impact of Washington’s chip curbs on Nvidia, a company once best known for its video game graphics processors, that has profited tremendously from growing demand for AI chips and infrastructure. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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