English

video game

/ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle.

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    Origin

    From video + game.

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    • partEnglishvideo “Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.”
      • borrowedLatinvideo “to see”
        • inheritedProto-Italic*widēō
      • derivedEnglishaudio “Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.”
        • derivedEnglishaudio- “Sound.”
    • partEnglishgame “A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishgame
        • inheritedOld Englishgamen “amusement, game”

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