spelcomputer

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spel +‎ computer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛl.kɔmˌpju.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: spel‧com‧pu‧ter

Noun

spelcomputer m (plural spelcomputers, diminutive spelcomputertje n)

  1. a video game console, especially a non-portable one [from 1979]
    Synonym: console

Usage notes

  • Now mostly used by non-gamers. Avid gamers and former gamers strongly tend to use the synonym console instead and may find spelcomputer old-fashioned or noobish. This distinction in term usage seems to date to the mid/late nineties or early aughties.
  • Typically used for non-portable video game consoles, but may also be applied to handhelds, particularly in more generalist usage.
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