Hintline

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A telephone service that provides, usually for a fee, hints on how to proceed if one is stuck in a specific online game.

    "Virgin Interactive hosts this Lands of Lore cache. Download a playable demo that promises challenges that will take more than a day to get through. Check out the hint file for game tips not available on the company’s call-in hintline."

Example

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"Virgin Interactive hosts this Lands of Lore cache. Download a playable demo that promises challenges that will take more than a day to get through. Check out the hint file for game tips not available on the company’s call-in hintline."

Etymology

From hint + line.

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