MOBA

[ moh-buh ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. multiplayer online battle arena: a genre of online real-time strategy video games in which two teams of characters compete head-to-head with the goals of protecting their home base and destroying the towers, turrets, or other structures of the opposing team’s stronghold (often used attributively).

Word History and Origins

Origin of MOBA¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

The data on the children included come from the two population studies: All Children in Southeastern Sweden, ABIS, and the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study, MoBa.

From Science Daily

The researchers examined differences in time spent trying to conceive among 42,379 MoBa participants, all of whom had at least one previously registered birth in the MBRN.

From Science Daily

The MoBa questionnaire inquired whether or not women planned their pregnancies.

From Science Daily

Among 74,025 MoBa participants, 11% reported trying for more than one year before getting pregnant.

From Science Daily

The esports competition features five PC games and two mobile games, covering both multiplayer online battle arena, or MOBA, and single-player genres.

From Seattle Times