multimedia

Multimedia is the usage of more than one form of communication at the same time. (noun)

An example of multimedia is PowerPoint used with a tape recording and photos.

See multimedia in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a combination of media, as film, tape recordings, slides, and special lighting effects, used for entertainment or education
a combination of communication media, such as television, newspapers, and radio, used in an advertising or publicity campaign
mixed media (sense )
a combination of text, data, pictures, sound, video, etc., as on a CD-ROM compact disc, for interactive access through electronic computers

adjective

for or using multimedia

See multimedia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mŭlˌtē-mēˈdē-ə, -tī-)

adjective

Of or relating to the combined use of several media: a multimedia installation at the art gallery.
Computer Science Of or relating to an application that can combine text, graphics, full-motion video, and sound into an integrated package.

plural noun (used with a sing. verb)

The combined use of media, such as movies, music, lighting, CD-ROMs, and the Internet, as for education or entertainment.
The combined use of media, such as television, radio, print, and the Internet, as for advertising or publicity.

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