augmented reality

[ awg-men-tid ree-al-i-tee, awg-men-tid ]

noun
  1. Digital Technology. Abbreviation: AR

    • an enhanced image or environment as viewed on a screen or other display, produced by overlaying computer-generated images, sounds, or other data on a real-world environment.

    • a system or technology used to produce such an enhanced environment: With augmented reality, tourists can see signs and other written words translated into English just by using their smartphone camera and this app.

Origin of augmented reality

1
First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after virtual reality

Words Nearby augmented reality

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British Dictionary definitions for augmented reality

augmented reality

noun
  1. an artificial environment created through the combination of real-world and computer-generated data

Origin of augmented reality

1
C20: based on virtual reality

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