Meaning of Tate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. Of video games, a vertical mode.
   attributive, uncountable
3. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.
4. A female given name.
5. The Tate, a series of art galleries.

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Examples

“This is a monitor⟳, not a TV - but I LOVE⟳ it for gaming purposes as I can easily rotate the screen. I had to unscrew the rotation mechanism and flip it around so that Tate mode games play⟳ the right way up.”

“Shiki is good, haven;t played that in tate mode yet. I though^([sic]) Psyvariar was boring to begin⟳ with - but that was because I just didn;t 'get⟳' the game. Now I love⟳ it. Haven;t played that in Tate yet either. Hence the need⟳ for a whizz bang TV!”

“Perhaps the next generation of consoles, with more RAM, will finally give⟳ us some worthy collections. All vertical games should have⟳ 'tate' capability, Menus should be slick, with full-screen detailed adverts, commercials, interviews w/developer, etc.”

“I think⟳ the small size of the screen allows the eye to take⟳ in the entire playfield, lessening the chances of dying from some unseen projectile catching your vision off guard. Plus, it's a snap⟳ to flip the monitor⟳ vertically to play⟳ in "tate" mode.”

“Many would likely not orient their screen in a vertical or tate orientation (i.e,^([sic]) turned sideways as a vertical monitor⟳) and many of these games do not have⟳ a rotation feature to support⟳ vertical/tate monitor⟳ orientation (although some do support⟳ it but then it means rotating the monitor⟳ to play⟳ and then rotating back afterward).”

“While watching the VOD later, xQc insinuated that Fortnite pro Bucke was an "NPC" who was only there to defend⟳ Tate and not give⟳ Piker a fair shot – and what resulted afterward has caused quite a stir⟳ in its own⟳ right.”

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