interactive fiction

noun

an adventure or mystery story, usually presented as a video game or book, in which the player or reader is given choices as to how the storyline is to develop or the mystery is to be solved.

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Origin:
1975–80

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Main Entry:	interactive fiction
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a type of computer game in which the player controls characters with text commands; also called text adventures
Usage:	abbrev. IF

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