Meaning of machine zone | Babel Free
Definitions
A trance-like state of immersion reached through intense interaction with gambling machines.
Examples
“Echoing Mollie’s wish to stay in the machine zone, they spoke of gamblers’ desire for “time-on-device,” or TOD.”
“How does technology hold us close, so close that we turn to it instead of turning within? It keeps us in a “machine zone.””
“As one addict explains, she is not playing to win but to ‘stay in that machine zone where nothing else matters.’”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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