augmented reality

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

noun

1. Digital Technology.,  AR

   1. 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.

   2. 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.

augmented reality

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of augmented reality¹

First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after virtual reality

Word History and Origins

Origin of augmented reality¹

C20: based on _{virtual reality}