Definition of hypermedia in English:
hypermedia
noun hʌɪpəˈmiːdɪəˌhaɪpərˈmidiə
mass nounComputing An extension to hypertext providing multimedia facilities, such as those handling sound and video.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hypertext or hypermedia are the basis of most computer-based learning materials.
- One aspect of hypertext and hypermedia, for example, is its capacity to link sources in ways that disrupt the continuity of a narrative.
- The present invention comprises a novel system for authoring and publishing hypermedia works.
- One important form of editorial comment concerns suggesting and promoting new forms of hypermedia literacies.
- Computer multimedia and hypermedia offer exciting possibilities as well as unsolved problems for cultural communication and art.
Origin
1960s: from hyper- 'above, beyond' + media1.
Definition of hypermedia in US English:
hypermedia
nounˌhaɪpərˈmidiəˌhīpərˈmēdēə
Computing An extension to hypertext providing multimedia facilities, such as those handling sound and video.
Example sentencesExamples
- One aspect of hypertext and hypermedia, for example, is its capacity to link sources in ways that disrupt the continuity of a narrative.
- Computer multimedia and hypermedia offer exciting possibilities as well as unsolved problems for cultural communication and art.
- The present invention comprises a novel system for authoring and publishing hypermedia works.
- One important form of editorial comment concerns suggesting and promoting new forms of hypermedia literacies.
- Hypertext or hypermedia are the basis of most computer-based learning materials.
Origin
1960s: from hyper- ‘above, beyond’ + media.