A video game which is or can be played over a computer network (now usually the Internet); (later) especially one enabling two or more players to participate simultaneously from different locations.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Santa Fe New Mexican.
Definition of online game in US English:
online game
noun
A video game which is or can be played over a computer network (now usually the Internet); (later) especially one enabling two or more players to participate simultaneously from different locations.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Santa Fe New Mexican.