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Tertiary term

computer game

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/14284 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A video game designed to run on a personal computer, equipped with an input gaming device or controller, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick or gamepad. Used by one or more players to control the game and repeat the same action game to improve their scores or play and accumulate credits.

Definition source(s)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.

English

Term (International)

computer game

Inverted term (International)

game, computer

Alternative term(s)

PC game; personal computer game

French

Term (International)

jeu d'ordinateur

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

jeu informatique; jeu pour ordinateur; jeu sur ordinateur; jeu vidéo sur ordinateur

Note(s)

• Use for a game designed to be played on a personal computer; may also use a term from Data Processing Media to describe the format in which the game program is stored

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2023-05-02

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Avedon, Elliott M. n.d. “Mainframe Computer Games.” Elliott Avedon Virtual Museum of Games. Accessed June 9, 2022. http://healthy.uwaterloo.ca/museum/VirtualExhibits/electronic/mainframe/index.html.
• Avedon, Elliott M. n.d. “Microcomputer Games.” Elliott Avedon Virtual Museum of Games. Accessed June 9, 2022. http://healthy.uwaterloo.ca/museum/VirtualExhibits/electronic/microcomputer/index.html.
• Carlisle, Rodney P. 2009. Encyclopedia of Play in Today’s Society. Vol. 2. A Sage Reference Publication. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
• Office québécois de la langue française. n.d. “jeu d’ordinateur.” Grand dictionnaire terminologique. Accessed June 9, 2022. https://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8390486.
• Translation Bureau / Bureau de la traduction. n.d. “computer game / jeu d’ordinateur.” Termium Plus. Accessed June 9, 2022. https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i=1&srchtxt=COMPUTER+GAME&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs.
• Université Laval. n.d. “Jeux d’ordinateur.” In Répertoire de vedettes-matière. Accessed June 9, 2022.
• Wikipedia. n.d. “PC Game.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 9, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_game.
• Wikipédia. n.d. “Jeu d’ordinateur.” Wikipédia. Accessed June 9, 2022. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeu_sur_ordinateur_personnel.

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