hitbox

English

Etymology 1

From hit +‎ box.

Noun

hitbox (plural hitboxes)

1. (computer graphics) An invisible shape bounding all or part of a model (in a video game, etc.) used in collision detection to determine whether another object collides with the model.

   Alternative form: hit-box

   • 2023 December 27, Zachary Small, “Video Games Let Them Choose a Role. Their Transgender Identities Flourished.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Veronica Ripley, 32, often speaks to friends about the role that video games played in her trans awakening: “I would try to explain it away, saying that I was playing the girl character because she had a smaller hitbox or quicker kill animations,” she said, referring to in-game advantages.

   • 2024 March 16, Rishabh Sabarwal, “Fortnite hitboxes: Do skins have a competitive advantage?”, in Dexerto‎^[2]:

     However, Fortnite players believe that each skin has varying hitboxes, offering them a competitive advantage.

Derived terms

• hurtbox

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 碰撞箱

• Finnish: osumalaatikko
• Russian: хитбокс (ru) m (xitboks), столкновение (ru) n (stolknovenije), коллизия (ru) f (kollizija)

Etymology 2

Noun

hitbox (plural hitboxes)

1. (genericized trademark) An arcade game controller that features an array of buttons instead of a joystick lever.

   Alternative form: hit box

   Synonym: hitbox controller

   Synonyms: leverless controller, leverless arcade controller

   Hypernym: arcade controller

See also

• fightstick

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hitbox

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxidboɡs/ [ˈxið̞.β̞oɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -idboɡs
• Syllabification: hit‧box

Noun

hitbox m (plural hitboxes or hitbox)

1. hitbox