hypermedia

American  

[hahy-per-mee-dee-uh] / ˈhaɪ pərˌmi di ə /

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.

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hypermedia British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of hypermedia

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.

From Salon

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.

From The Verge

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

From BBC

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg