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hypermedia
(hyper|media)
Pronunciation:
/hʌɪpəˈmiːdɪə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Computing
an extension to hypertext providing multimedia facilities, such as those handling sound and video.
Origin:
1960s
: from
hyper-
'above, beyond'
+
media
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