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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An electronic game played by manipulating moving figures on a display screen, often designed for play on a special gaming console rather than a personal computer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
game existing as and controlled bysoftware , usually run by avideo game console or acomputer , and played on a video terminal ortelevision screen. Controlled by apaddle ,joystick ,joypad ,mouse ,keyboard , or a combination of any of theseinput devices .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a game played against a computer
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