different between replayability vs replay

English

Etymology

replay +? -ability

Noun

replayability (uncountable)

1. (video games) replay value

   This new game is reported to have excellent replayability, with many features that draw players into the game's engaging world.

2. (computing) Capability of being played back as from a recording (replayable).

   The language should be designed to achieve replayability and a high-level of scriptability.

English

Etymology

re- +? play

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /?i??ple?/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /??i?ple?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Verb

replay (third-person singular simple present replays, present participle replaying, simple past and past participle replayed)

1. (transitive) To play again.
2. (transitive) To display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times.

Synonyms

• do over

Translations

Noun

replay (plural replays)

1. An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).
   • 1997, Rick Barba, Michael Knight, Rod Harten, CD-ROM Classics: Cheats and Hints to Your Favorite Games, Prima Games (?ISBN)

     One of the features of Diablo that gives it good replay value is the ability to choose from three character types. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, thus requiring different strategies and tactics.

   • 2007, GameAxis Unwired, page 46:

     It's a no-frills, no-hype game that's not only original in concept but fun to play while providing massive replay value.

   • 2012, Josiah Lebowitz, Chris Klug, Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: Proven Writing Techniques for Role Playing Games, Online Games, First Person Shooters, and more, Taylor & Francis (?ISBN), page 36:

     I've been in many meetings in which the publishers wanted widely branching stories – the kind that allow (and encourage) multiple replays of the game.

2. A repeat or subsequent playing of some or all of something which was previously broadcast or performed, or a playing of something which was recorded, such as a live event or a television broadcast, the gameplay of a computer game, etc.
3. A (video or audio) recording of an action or event that is or can be replayed after being recorded; saved video footage (which is, or can be, replayed) of the gameplay of a computer game, a (portion of a) televised sports match, etc.

   Show us that replay one more time.

   • 2004, Nasser Hussain, Playing With Fire, Penguin UK (?ISBN)

     Manchester were compounded by the controversy over a catch I took in the second innings to dismiss Greg Blewett. […] For the rest of the session until lunch I was watching replays of the catch on the big screen and even in slow motion […]

   • 2019, Manuel Armenteros, Anto J. Benitez, Miguel Ángel Betancor, The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing Football and Other Sports, Routledge (?ISBN)

     A further factor to consider is the value of showing several replays of the same move but from different camera angles. This seems to add importance to the event shown. The transcendence of the action on the football field is greater when […]

4. (sports) A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw; a rematch.
5. A repetition of another event, scene, or occurrence; a recurrence or reenactment.

Quotations

Related terms

• instant replay
• replayability
• replay attack

Translations

Anagrams

• Player, Rapley, parley, pearly, player, prelay

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English replay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?pl?i/, /re?plei/, /ri?pl?i/, /ri?plei/

Noun

replay m (invariable)

1. replay (of a TV footage)