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game with a purpose

game with a purpose noun: a computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.

Noun

game with a purpose (plural games with a purpose)

  1. A computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.
    Synonyms:
    GWAP

Synonyms of game with a purpose

Forms of game with a purpose

pluralgames with a purpose

Origin of game with a purpose

Coined by Luis von Ahn in 2008, see citations.

Questions about game with a purpose

What does game with a purpose mean?
Game with a purpose means a computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.
What part of speech is game with a purpose?
Game with a purpose is a noun.
What is the plural of game with a purpose?
The plural of game with a purpose is games with a purpose.

Words near game with a purpose in the dictionary

  1. game times
  2. game viewer
  3. game viewers
  4. game warden
  5. game wardens
  6. game with a purpose
  7. game's gone
  8. game, set and match
  9. game, set, and match
  10. game, set, match
  11. game-changer

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