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pixel hunting en · NOUN

Etymology

Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
  2. (uncountable) Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a finger on a touch screen, especially when struggling to do so.

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pixel hunt

Translations (1)

nl pixeljagen (to look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game)

pixel hunting en · VERB

Etymology

Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of pixel hunt
    form of pixel hunt

Forms

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