augmented reality

American  

[awg-men-tid ree-al-i-tee, awg-men-tid] / ˈɔgˌmɛn tɪd riˈæl ɪ ti, ɔgˈmɛn tɪd /

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.

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augmented reality British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of augmented reality

First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after virtual reality

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Example Sentences

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augmented reality

On TV, augmented reality was used to display athlete headshots, win probabilities and projected finishing positions for each event.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Its Irish operations also include a virtual and augmented reality business in Cork and a data centre outside Dublin.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Snap, which unveiled more powerful $2,195 augmented reality glasses this year, sold glasses that record video in bright yellow vending machines in 2016, but the product flopped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Presumably that involves true augmented reality, which anchors simulated objects in our 3-D space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“One of the first things I put on my personal, augmented reality view was an unobstructed night sky,” Hideo says.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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