break movie

noun

A crude form of text-based animation created in ATASCII, using special control characters to move the cursor and overwrite previous animation frames.

Meanings

nounbreak movie (plural break movies)

plural break movies

  1. computingA crude form of text-based animation created in ATASCII, using special control characters to move the cursor and overwrite previous animation frames.
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APA

break movie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20movie

MLA

“break movie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20movie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break movie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20movie.

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