"game engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: game engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game engine (plural game engines)
  1. (video games) A video game's software engine, which executes the core functionality of the game. It may also include the graphics engine. Wikipedia link: game engine Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-game_engine-en-noun-Q1sHAbjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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