"extended reality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extended realities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} extended reality (countable and uncountable, plural extended realities)
  1. The technologies augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). Wikidata QID: Q25052165 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: spatial computing, CPS, w:cyber-physical system, metaverse Related terms: XR [alternative], metaverse, spatial computing Coordinate_terms: RR, real reality, IRL Translations (augmented, virtual, and mixed reality): laajennettu todellisuus (Finnish), rzeczywistość rozszerzona [feminine] (Polish), расши́ренная реа́льность (rasšírennaja reálʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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