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Boys' toys and games, the Glossary

Boys' toys and games, as opposed to girls' toys and games, are a subset of toy and games that appeal to male children.^[1]

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Academic Press

Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941.

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An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical.

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Ball

A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses.

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BB gun

A BB gun is a type of air gun designed to shoot metallic spherical projectiles called BBs (not to be confused with similar-looking bearing balls), which are approximately the same size as BB-size lead birdshot used in shotguns (in diameter).

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Bloody knuckles

Bloody knuckles is a game in which each player makes a fist with the thumb wrapped around the other fingers.

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Boy

A boy is a young male human.

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Central processing unit

A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most important processor in a given computer.

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City, University of London

City, University of London is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London.

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Construction set

A construction set is a standardized piece assortment allowing for the construction of various different models.

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Cyborg

A cyborg (also known as cybernetic organism, cyber-organism, cyber-organic being, cybernetically enhanced organism, cybernetically augmented organism, technorganic being, techno-organic being, or techno-organism)—a portmanteau of '''''cyb'''ernetic'' and '''''org'''anism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts.

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Doll

A doll is a model typically of a human or humanoid character, often used as a toy for children.

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Dump truck

A dump truck, known also as a dumping truck, dump trailer, dumper trailer, dump lorry or dumper lorry or a dumper for short, is used for transporting materials (such as dirt, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction as well as coal.

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Emory National Primate Research Center

The Emory National Primate Research Center (formerly known as Yerkes National Primate Research Center) located in Atlanta, Georgia, owned by Emory University, is a center of biomedical and behavioral research, is dedicated to improving human and animal health, and is the oldest of seven National Primate Research Centers partially funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Entertainment robot

An entertainment robot is, as the name indicates, a robot that is not made for utilitarian use, as in production or domestic services, but for the sole subjective pleasure of the human.

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Feminist Studies

Feminist Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering women's studies that was established in 1972.

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Game

A game is a structured type of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool.

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Girls' toys and games

Girls' toys and games are toys and games specifically targeted at girls by the toy industry.

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Hacky sack

A footbag is a small, round bag usually filled with plastic pellets or sand, which is kicked into the air as part of a competitive game or as a display of dexterity.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.

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Hoop rolling

Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded by the player.

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Instinct

Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements.

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Kilobyte

The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.

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Knife game

The knife game, pinfinger, nerve, bishop, knife fingies, five finger fillet (FFF), or chicken is a game wherein, placing the palm of one's hand down on a table with fingers apart, using a knife (such as a pocket or pen knife), or other sharp object, one attempt to stab back and forth between one's fingers, trying not to hit one's fingers.

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Labor history

Labor history is a sub-discipline of social history which specializes on the history of the working classes and the labor movement.

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List of robotic dogs

Robotic dogs are robots designed to resemble dogs in appearance and behavior, usually incorporating canine characteristics such as barking or tail-wagging.

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Machine

A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action.

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Model car

A model car, or toy car, is a miniature representation of an automobile.

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Mumblety-peg

Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumbly-peg, mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg, mumble peg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives.

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NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.

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New Scientist

New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.

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Power Rangers

Power Rangers is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai.

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Radio-controlled model

A radio-controlled model (or RC model) is a model that is steerable with the use of radio control (RC).

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Revell

Revell GmbH is an American-origin manufacturer of plastic scale models, currently based in Bünde, Germany.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey.

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Sentience

Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations.

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Sex Roles (journal)

Sex Roles is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

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Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation.

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Slingshot

A slingshot or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon.

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Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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Super Sentai

The is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi.

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Technology

Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tomy

(trading as Takara Tomy in Asia and Tomy elsewhere) is a Japanese toy company.

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A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task.

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