high score

plural high scores · alternative nonstandard hi-score

1. video gamesA score that is the highest or among the highest for a particular game, often recorded in a high-score table.

   To make the game more interesting, let's create a personal score display that matches the global high score display.

   2002, Jesse Jacobson, Flash and XML: A Developer's Guide

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   There's a fine bit of strategy involved in maximising your points — and if ever there was a high score freak's dream, this is it!

   1986, Rachael Smith, Bomb Jack (review in Your Sinclair magazine)