hypermedia

[hahy-per-mee-dee-uh]

noun

1. (usually used with a singular verb),  a system in which various forms of information, as data, text, graphics, video, and audio, are linked together by a hypertext program.

hypermedia

/ ˈhaɪpəˌmiːdɪə /

noun

1. computer software and hardware that allows users to interact with text, graphics, sound, and video, each of which can be accessed from within any of the others Compare hypertext

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermedia¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Products of an age of hypermedia and extreme spectacle, both are characters and symbols more than they are people.

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Some of these women’s projects look like dead-end paths in retrospect; Hall’s hypermedia system Microcosm, for instance, was steamrolled by the web.

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The result, Hypercat, is described as being an open, lightweight hypermedia catalogue format.

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Some readers are now eager to read multimedia/hypermedia content and stories in 3D on flexible devices.

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Later on, this interactivity was further enhanced with hypermedia links that could link texts and images with graphics, video or music.

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