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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 by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, and played on a video terminal or television screen. Controlled by a paddle, joystick, joypad, mouse, keyboard, or a combination of any of these input devices.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a game played against a computer

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