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high score en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A 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:
    • 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)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
high scores Number=Plur lexicographic
hi-score alternative, nonstandard lexicographic