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VR

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. virtual reality.

  2. voltage regulator.

v.r. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. reflexive verb.

V.R. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Queen Victoria.

VR British  

abbreviation

  1. variant reading

  2. Victoria Regina

  3. virtual reality

  4. Volunteer Reserve

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of v.r.2

From New Latin verbum reflexīvum

Origin of V.R.3

From Latin Victōria Rēgīna

Example Sentences

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Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app that tied into Meta’s Quest VR headsets, will disappear in June, but remain an option for mobile phone users.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing respite and preparation for the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The robot isn’t fully autonomous yet, so when it’s sweeping, dusting or unloading the dishwasher, there’s a chance a 1X employee at the company’s headquarters will be remotely controlling the robot through a VR headset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

There were now 275 union members taking industrial action as opposed to 370 at the beginning of 2025, which it said was "mainly due to VR."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

They move around a lot, and it’s difficult when you’re not doing VR, but on a canvas, to show what motion might be like when nothing can move.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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