NES

N1E1S1
/ɛn iː ɛs/

A form of night eating syndrome — An eating disorder characterized by persistent late-night binge eating.

CommonScrabble 3

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nounNES (countable and uncountable, plural NESes)

plural NESes

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of night eating syndrome.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of native English speaker.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of Nintendo Entertainment System.

    The internal NES clock must accurately measure down to milliseconds for its games to work properly.

    2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025, page 11, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025
    1 more example

    The strategy that has dominated recently for the last couple of years is to tap the d-pad as fast as humanly possible with one finger, known as hypertapping in the gaming community. In NES Tetris, this skill is crucial, since the speed increases when moving up levels, culminating in level 29, where the pieces usually drop to the bottom of the board in less than ⅓ of a second. However, hypertapping has several limitations.

    2021 June 16, Tzvi Kalb, “What is Old is New Again: NES Tetris”, in The Science Survey, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2022
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of News Election Service.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Election Studies.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Nortel Energy Saver.
  4. CanadaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Employment Service of Canada).

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APA

NES. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NES

MLA

“NES.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NES. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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