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netplay

netplay noun: multiplayer gameplay over a network.

Noun

netplay (uncountable)

  1. Multiplayer gameplay 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)
    • most emulators support netplay, like SNES9x or RockNes. is anyone interested?2002, Mark Canavan, “netplay”, in alt.games.video.emulation (Usenet)

Origin of netplay

From net + play.

Questions about netplay

What does netplay mean?
Netplay means multiplayer gameplay over a network.
What part of speech is netplay?
Netplay is a noun.

Words near netplay in the dictionary

  1. netphone
  2. netphones
  3. netpicker
  4. netpickers
  5. netpicking
  6. netplay
  7. netpost
  8. netposts
  9. netpreneur
  10. netpreneurs
  11. netprov

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