• Scorebox

    Origin

    score + box

    Full definition of scorebox

    Noun

    scorebox

    (plural scoreboxes)
    1. (cricket) An enclosed structure in which the scorers sit; often behind the scoreboard
    2. (video games) A box overlaid on the screen to display the player's score.
      • 1994, "Coyt D Watters", Projection TVs and SEGA (on newsgroup rec.games.video.sega)Video games are notorious for having relatively unchanging areas on the screen (ie the scorebox), which can quickly be burned into the screen.
      • 2001, Matt Neuburg, REALbasic: the definitive guide (page 64)Recall that our arcade game is to have a scorebox that knows how to increase itself, and observe that this implies there is a score.
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