hypermedia

noun

hy·​per·​me·​dia ˈhī-pər-ˌmē-dē-ə How to pronounce hypermedia (audio)
: 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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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hypermedia was in 1965

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“Hypermedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypermedia. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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