pixel hunting
Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video…Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
(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.
Origin
Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to fiGraphic 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.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable