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HANDHELD CONSOLE [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Games and Toys
DEF

[A] video game console that is designed to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power source as to play video games.

CONT

The full-size Nintendo Switch is both a home console like the PS4 and a portable one. It's a small tablet with controllers attached, and you can use it as a handheld or connect it to your TV with a dock—the games look and play the same either way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Jeux et jouets
CONT

On retrouvera par exemple les jeux les plus populaires sur les consoles de salon appartenant à Sony et Microsoft plutôt que chez Nintendo.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

[A] small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers.

CONT

Modern handheld gaming consoles can all download games from digital storefronts, but if you’re building up a big library, you’ll need space to store those games.

Key term(s)
  • hand-held video game console
  • hand-held game console
  • hand-held console

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
CONT

[...] une console portable doit pouvoir tenir dans la poche. Par conséquent, tous les périphériques (écran, manette, hauts-parleurs...) sont directement intégrés à la console.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
CONT

A mobile game is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone. Historically, the term refers to all games that are played on any portable device, including from mobile phone(feature phone or smartphone), tablet, PDA [personal digital assistant] to handheld game console, portable media player or graphing calculator, with and without networkability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets
  • Internet et télématique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
CONT

La fabrication d'un jeu mobile commence par six à dix-huit mois de production, mobilisant une équipe de cinq à quinze personnes : un producteur, un chef de projet, trois à quatre artistes, graphistes 2D [bidimensionnels] voire 3D [tridimensionnels], trois à quatre programmeurs [...]

Spanish

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