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pixel hunting

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.

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of pixel hunt

  2. 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.

  3. Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a…

    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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA