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Meaning of "games console" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GAMES CONSOLE

games console play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAMES CONSOLE

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Games console is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAMES CONSOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

games console

Video game console

A video game console is a device that outputs a video signal to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to use for playing video games on a separate television in contrast to arcade machines, handheld game consoles, or home computers. Although Ralph Baer had built working game consoles by 1966, it was nearly a decade before PONG made them commonplace in home theaters. Through evolution over the years, game consoles have expanded to function as CD players, DVD players, web browsers, set-top boxes and more.

Definition of games console in the English dictionary

The definition of games console in the dictionary is an electronic device used in playing computer games on the screen of a television to which it is connected.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAMES CONSOLE

gamekeeper
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gameness
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games master
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games theory
gamesman
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gamesome
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gamesomeness
gamester
gamesy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAMES CONSOLE

anisole
camisole
console
crepe sole
Dover sole
Fiesole
girasole
half-sole
inner sole
insole
lemon sole
midsole
outsole
plimsole
posole
reconsole
resole
rissole
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Synonyms and antonyms of games console in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «games console» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAMES CONSOLE

Find out the translation of games console to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of games console from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «games console» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

游戏机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consola de videojuegos
570 millions of speakers

English

games console
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गेम कंसोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَحْدَةُ التَحَكُّمِ في أَلْعابِ الفِيدِيُو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игровая приставка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

console de videogames
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গেম কনসোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

console de jeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Konsol permainan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spielekonsole
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲームコンソール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게임 콘솔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Game console
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu chơi điện tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளையாட்டு பொறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खेळ कन्सोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oyun konsolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consolle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konsola gier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гральна приставка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consolă de jocuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κονσόλα παιχνιδιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speletjies konsole
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelkonsol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spillkonsoll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of games console

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMES CONSOLE»

The term «games console» is regularly used and occupies the 74.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAMES CONSOLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «games console» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «games console» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about games console

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAMES CONSOLE»

Discover the use of games console in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to games console and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games: Covers Console, ...
From console and arcade games to handheld video games, this comprehensive sourcebook and price guide lists prices for the video games of the 1970s and 1980s and game systems of the 1990s as well as information on how to restore games to ...
David Ellis, 2004
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From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games
There are two kinds of home electronic games: console and PC. Console games are played on a television set with a converter box: Nintendo 64 is a console system, as is the Sega Saturn and the Sony Playstation. PC games, on the other  ...
Justine Cassell, Henry Jenkins, 2000
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Information Markets: A Strategic Guideline for the I-commerce
... Smith and Tosca (2008, 17) assume that the easy (illegal) copiability of PC games resulted in a certain pricing pressure, which had a favorable result on consumer prices. Digital Games Console Games Console Games, narrowly defined PC ...
Frank Linde, Wolfgang G. Stock, 2011
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Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early ...
... with buttons that control the activity on the screen, allowing the player to manipulate characters and take them through moves. Common types of these consoles include the PlayStation 2 manufactured by Sony and Nintendo's games console ...
Jackie Marsh, 2005
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Media Messages and Public Health: A Decisions Approach to ...
... games n/a Game n/a n/a n/a 71 % Giroux games (1989) Dietz (1998) 33 games Console not in Most popular Sega Genesis, Game not in article not in Not in article 79% games article games Nintendo article Children 24 games Console E, T, ...
Amy Jordan, Dale Kunkel, Jennifer Manganello, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and ...
... at The International Arcade Museum website, available at http://www.arcade- museum.com/C/Computer_ Space.html. console-based games As opposed to personal computer games, mobile games, or arcade games, console-based gaming ...
7
Console Wars: Sega Vs Nintendo - and the Battle that Defined ...
Console Wars is the underdog tale of how Kalinske miraculously turned an industry punchline into a market leader.
Blake J. Harris, Blake Harris, 2014
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Game Preview:
Console. Main article: Console games Console games are played on a video game console,or "home console", a specialized computer specifically designed to play games of a certain format. The player usually interacts with the game through ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
9
The Ultimate Guide to Classic Game Consoles
The APF Imagination Machine — 1978 The game console part of the APF Imagination machine (APF M1000) was a black plastic games console that was pretty compact. It had a cartridge slot towards the back and had two controllers.
Kevin Baker, 2013
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Mobile Media and Applications, From Concept to Cash: ...
The latest Game Boy is backwards compatible with all the previous ones and therefore the addressable market is huge for new games. Console games show similar stability, with Playstation 2 (PS2) being interoperable with Playstation 1, and ...
Christoffer Andersson, Daniel Freeman, Ian James, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAMES CONSOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term games console is used in the context of the following news items.
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Xbox One Native Backward Compatibility Questioned - Blogs
At the pre-E3 press briefing on June 16, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox Division, announced that the Xbox One games console would ... «Capecodonline, Jul 15»
2
Nintendo New 3DS vs 3DS XL – Best Specs, Features and Prices …
Nintendo is a big name in the games console industry, but it has strong competitors such as Microsoft and Sony. Its consoles made a good ... «UKMN, Jul 15»
3
Are Steam Machines launching too late, or will they be a hit? | The …
He began toying with the idea of launching what the media dubbed at the time a 'Steam Box' – a device similar to a games console with a more open operating ... «PCR-online.biz, Jul 15»
4
Sony Have No Games Left in 2015, But That's Genius
Go to Portugal, go to Poland, go to Czech Republic, go to France and they don't say “Games Console” they say “PlayStation”, no matter if it's an ... «God is a Geek, Jul 15»
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Microsoft will bundle Gears of War: Ultimate Edition free with Xbox …
bundle · games console · Gears of War · Gears of War: Ultimate Edition · Horde Mode · Microsoft · The Coalition · video games · Xbox Live ... «Geek, Jul 15»
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How to Watch Wimbledon 2015 online - How-To - PC Advisor
TVCatchup also lets you watch live free-to-air UK television on your computer, phone, tablet or games console. Versions of the site optimised ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
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Apple Watch: Sales of much-vaunted gadget fall by 90 per cent in …
A games console. Launched after PlayStation, Nintendo and Sega had already cornered the global market. Initially retailing at three times the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Infographic: How is Netflix changing the way we watch TV?
... via mobile, tablet or on a games console, and it's increasingly become the norm for networks to offer their shows up for on demand viewers. «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
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German gaming addict fined for drugging girlfriend to keep playing …
The court in the eastern German town of Caxtrop-Rauxel heard the man was playing on his games console with a friend when his girlfriend ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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After the prototype PlayStation: six more obscure games consoles
A late-1980s SNES-CD console ditched by Sony and Nintendo was discovered last month. Here are six other elusive games machines for look ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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