Hintline
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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