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Definition

A visual display device, such as monitor or television and an input device, such as a keyboard or joystick and operating with an external power source and electronic components. Used to create an interactive system that one or more participants can repeat the same action game to improve their scores or play and accumulate credits.

Definition source(s)

• Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging

English

Term (International)

Electronic Game

Inverted term (International)

Game, Electronic

French

Term (International)

Jeu électronique

Term gender (International)

m.

Note(s)

• For an electronic video game, use "Game, Video"

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2022-06-10

Nomenclature URI

https://www.nomenclature.info/nom/14244

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Wikipédia. n.d. “Jeu électronique.” Wikipédia. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeu_%C3%A9lectronique.
• Carlisle, Rodney P. 2009. Encyclopedia of Play in Today’s Society. Vol. 2. A Sage Reference Publication. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
• Wikipedia. n.d. “Electronic Game.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_game.
• Avedon, Elliott M. n.d. “Electronic Games.” Elliott Avedon Virtual Museum of Games. Accessed June 10, 2022. http://healthy.uwaterloo.ca/museum/VirtualExhibits/electronic/index.html.
• Translation Bureau / Bureau de la traduction. n.d. “Electronic Game / Jeu Électronique.” Termium Plus. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=ELECTRONIC+GAME&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs.

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