scorebox

scorebox

English

Etymology

score +‎ box

Pronunciation

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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.

Anagrams

• box score, boxscore