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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As Kati Marton lays out in her profile of the 63-year-old German chancellor — made available to the author for a single question — Ms. Merkel is patently uninterested in the trappings of leadership in the modern, hypermedia age. —

Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 23 July 2017

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