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video game [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

video game: an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jeu vidéo : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

Any of a variety of games that can be played by using a joystick, buttons, etc. to manipulate computer-generated images displayed on a television screen, computer monitor, or the screen of an arcade game.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Programme informatique permettant de jouer seul ou à plusieurs, installé le plus souvent sur une console électronique ou un micro-ordinateur.

OBS

[Jeu vidéo est un] terme générique désignant les jeux électroniques conçus pour être joués sur PC ou sur Mac, mais aussi sur console de salon (Xbox, Playstation, Wii) ou portable (PSP, Nintendo DS, Gameboy).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
  • Juegos y juguetes (Generalidades)
DEF

Juego interactivo de destrezas y estrategias en que el jugador hace funcionar un dispositivo [...] mientras observa la acción de los gráficos en la pantalla.

OBS

videojuego: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "videojuego" se escribe en una palabra y sin tilde.

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