netgame

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noun

A multiplayer game played over a network.

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Meanings

nounnetgame (plural netgames)

plural netgames

  1. video gamesA multiplayer game played over a network.

    Can somebody help me? I have a PowerMac^([sic]) 6100/60 and a Powerbook^([sic]) 1400 Localtalk^([sic]) networked. I can't get Abuse to work in netplay. Both machines have 16 MB of RAM but when I try to start a netgame, the loading screen comes up then the ocmputer^([sic]) quits... Any ideas?

    1997, Kip, “Abuse netplay problems!”, in comp.sys.mac.games.action (Usenet)

Origin

From net + game.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netgame,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netgame.

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