"hypermedia" meaning in English

See hypermedia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hypermedia.wav
Rhymes: -iːdiə Etymology: From hyper- + media, coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|media}} hyper- + media, {{coin|en|Q62852|in=1965|nocap=1}} coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hypermedia (uncountable)
  1. (computing) The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will. Tags: uncountable Related terms: multimedia Translations (use of text, data, graphics, audio and video): hypermedia (Finnish), hypermédia [feminine] (French), Hypermedia [feminine] (German), υπερμέσα (ypermésa) [neuter] (Greek), hipermedya (Turkish), hiper ortam (Turkish)
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