"pixel hunting" meaning in English

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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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pixel hunting (uncountable)
  1. (video games) Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games Translations (to look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game): pixeljagen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-pixel_hunting-en-noun-fcAXmXS- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'to look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game': 90 10
  2. Pointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with mouse, or a finger on touch screen, especially when struggling to do so Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pixel_hunting-en-noun-lcyRSI85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37
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Related terms: pixel hunt

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. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pixel hunting
  1. present participle and gerund of pixel hunt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pixel hunt Synonyms: pixel-hunting
    Sense id: en-pixel_hunting-en-verb-6MhQBy0A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 31 37

Alternative forms

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