computer gamen.
/kəmˈpjuːtə ɡeɪm/, U.S. /kəmˈpjudər ˌɡeɪm/ A game played on a computer or with computers, esp. one involving graphics and operating in real time; a software package for such a game.
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1955 Philos. Sci. 22 318 The computer battle described in a recent publication of the Operations Research Office, for example, incorporates the advantages of a map maneuver into a high-speed computer game.
1966 Jrnl. Canad. Operational Res. Soc. 115 Game, computer, a simulation of a competitive situation carried out completely on a computer in which the only human intervention is by the players themselves issuing orders.
1988 D. Lodge Nice Work iii. ii. 120 Sandra and Gary squabbled over the TV, Sandra wanting to watch the Eastenders omnibus and Gary wanting to play a computer game.
2000 I. Whelehan Overloaded vii. 148 Another cyber superbabe, Lara Croft, heroine of the computer game ‘Tomb Raider,’ goes one step further: her dimensions are pure male fantasy.
2005 New Yorker 7 Feb. 86/2 Blockbusters today aspire to be..centerpieces for multiple spin-off products, from lunchboxes to soundtracks, comic books, children's books, arcade games, and computer games.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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