noun
atari
uh-TAH-ree
noun
1
In the board game Go, a position where a stone or group of stones is one move away from being captured.
"Her group of stones was in atari, so she had to defend immediately."
2
A brand of video game console and computer, particularly popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
"He still owns an old Atari console with the original cartridges."
How to Use Atari
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a warning move in Go, or the classic video game brand named after that Go term.
Word Forms
atari plural, ataris plural, ataries plural, Ataris plural
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Etymology
The Go term is borrowed from Japanese atari, meaning "hit" or "to be hit."