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VR

1 American  
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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Next to it, a plant worker wears a VR headset to record his own endeavours to demonstrate what successful picking and sorting looks like.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

That’s more than the company ever sold of its VR headsets in a single year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

The company, formerly known as Facebook, bought virtual reality headset maker Oculus for more than $2 billion in 2014 and also acquired studios that make VR content.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Probably, it was when I noticed the guy standing next to me at VR sharpshooters.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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