electronic game

noun

1. video game.

electronic game

noun

1. any of various small hand-held computerized games, usually battery-operated, having a small screen on which graphics are displayed and buttons to operate the game

Word History and Origins

Origin of electronic game¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Despite the additional measures, the report noted that “no security solution or process can completely solve mechanical or electronic game cheating because methods and technology are continually evolving” and said the company would need to be vigilant going forward.

From Los Angeles Times

“In our own time,” she wrote, “when religion is debased, an electronic game show, an insult to the thirsty soul, Buechner’s novel proves again the power of faith, to lift us up, to hold us straight, to send us on again.”

From New York Times

Some humans play an electronic game called “Spelling Bee” and we are using it to learn their language.

From Washington Post

He subsequently left Xerox to join Sun Microsystems and later the pioneering electronic game console maker 3DO.

From Los Angeles Times

While competitive e-sports have long been broadcast around the globe, “Spark’d” is poised to become the first mainstream reality show based on an electronic game.

From New York Times

Related Words

• computer game