Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermedia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-me-dia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From the `70s onwards, Muffler, de Sola Pool and other gurus attempted to prove that the advent of hypermedia would paradoxically involve a return to the economic liberalism of the past."

Etymology

From hyper- + media, coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

multimedia

Synonyms

hypermedia system interactive multimedia interactive multimedia system

Rhymes With

media old media wikipedia multimedia encyclopedia encyclopaedia cyclopaedia soredia cybermedia

Questions

What does hypermedia mean?: The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will.
Where does hypermedia come from?: From hyper- + media, coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.

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