spelcomputer
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spelcomputer m (plural spelcomputers, diminutive spelcomputertje n)
- A video game console, especially a non-portable one. [from 1979]
- Synonym: console
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.