hypermedia
noun
hy·per·me·dia
ˈhī-pər-ˌmē-dē-ə 
: a database format similar to hypertext in which text, sound, or video images related to that on a display can be accessed directly from the display
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Being multiliterate also implies that the contemporary hypertext and hypermedia user is endowed with a capacity of discernment regarding which semiotic modes can be most efficiently employed to carry a specific communicative load.
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Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
The hypermedia authoring system put software development into the hands of non-programmers through a simple metaphor of stacks of cards containing graphics, sounds, text, buttons, and links.
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ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
There is a long line of adherents to this vision, beginning in 1945 with Vannevar Bush and continuing through Ted Nelson, who coined the word hypermedia.
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Steven Levy,
WIRED,
8 Dec. 2023
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Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
The hypermedia authoring system put software development into the hands of non-programmers through a simple metaphor of stacks of cards containing graphics, sounds, text, buttons, and links.
—
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
There is a long line of adherents to this vision, beginning in 1945 with Vannevar Bush and continuing through Ted Nelson, who coined the word hypermedia.
—
Steven Levy,
WIRED,
8 Dec. 2023
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“Hypermedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermedia. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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