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gameware

gameware noun: video game software.

Noun

gameware (uncountable)

  1. Video game software.
    • It is very likely that children's use of computers in public libraries is similar to their home use – more for entertainment than for learning. Because recreation is a legitimate part of the public library mission, librarians need not be concerned to present only purely educational gameware but...1995, Holly G. Willett, Public Library Youth Services: A Public Policy Approach, Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 52

Origin of gameware

From game + -ware.

Questions about gameware

What does gameware mean?
Gameware means video game software.
What part of speech is gameware?
Gameware is a noun.

Words near gameware in the dictionary

  1. Gamets
  2. gametype
  3. gametypes
  4. gameverse
  5. gameverses
  6. gameware
  7. Gamewell
  8. gamewise
  9. gameworld
  10. gameworlds
  11. gamey

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