A composite medium that combines text, audio, and video for communications or for representation of environments.
The merging of traditional computer creation with other media such as laserdisc, television, CD-ROM, sound and video. (WP, Gr. 6)
Any document that uses multiple forms of communication, including the use of text, audio, graphics, animated graphics and/or full-motion video.
The way computers display the use of any combination of text, graphics, animation and video.
A modern growing trend where the computer is used to deliver a variety of media such as video, hi-fidelity sound, animation, games, and so on.
Technology that can link all sorts of media into one form of presentation.
An adjective used to describe the use of text, music, pictures and graphics in a single presentation.
Typically an audio and/or video production. Multimedia is typically broadcast by CD or on the web, but may also be incorporated into film, video, and slide presentations.
The term used to describe anything that has to do with both audio and video.
The use of several media (text, diagram, image, audio, video), either separately or combined. Now tends to mean computer-presented'. Contrast with 'mixed-media' which is used to refer to non-computer presentations.
This originally indicated a capability to work with and integrate various types of things including audio, still graphics, and especially video. Now it is more of a marketing term and has little real meaning. Historically the Amiga was the first multimedia machine. Today in addition to AmigaOS, IRIX and Solaris are popular choices for high-end multimedia work. Reference
digital presentations using some combination of text, sound, graphics, still and moving images
Documents or platforms that combine different kinds of data (text, video, graphics, audio).
A standardized audio, image, video, or data communication based on single technical standard and network or storage medium such as CD-ROM. Combined use of graphics, sound, video, animations, etc. with text. Requires certain software, hardware, and memory.
Communication that combines text with graphics, sound, animation, full-motion video, etc. - usually in a highly interactive way.
In this context, multimedia refers not to a combination of artistic media but to the combined media that pollutants can be transferred to: water, land, and air.
a new art/communication form which combines various elements such as sound, graphics, and video. Often causes its creators to go insane and/or broke.
"A silly term," declares Winter, because the concept's hardly new. Includes anything-from software to slide shows-that combines words, images, and sound.
Rapidly developing technology that enables information of all kinds-text, still images, moving pictures, sound-to be stored and retrieved on a single digital medium, such as CD-ROM or videodisc.
Application which supports interactive text, images, sound and colour.
The presentation of video, sound, graphics, text, and animationby software.
A computer technology that enables the presentation of information using graphics, sound, animation and text.
Use of two or more audiovisual media one presentation.
The presentation of information on a computer using sound, graphics, animation, video, and text.
Multimedia is a form of communication combining text with graphics, video, audio, animation, and converting it to a useful presentation.
The combination of plain text, pictures, sound and even moving video clips. Newsgroups Internet bulletin boards that provide over 10,000 specialist discussion forums covering a vast range of topics. OPAC OPAC is short for 'Online Public Access Catalogue' - a library catalogue available in electronic form which enables you to search for books, journals, and other resources. Password A string of characters from the computer keyboard selected by a computer user to authenticate them when they log on. Passwords prevent unauthorised access to personal accounts, restricted files, subscription services etc.
use of special forms of input or output, such as sound and animation.
multimedia denotes the combination of the different media of voice, text, still and moving pictures. The word is also commonly used to describe the process of convergence between the telecommunication, broadcasting and publishing sectors
Computer systems providing audio, video and data.
The integration of several different types of media—text, graphics, animation, audio, or video—into a single presentation. A computer's ability to handle all of these different forms of media makes it a true multimedia device. Single-medium formats include print, photography, and radio.
The use of several types of outputs from a computer in order to give the user a 'richer' and more interestng experience.
In a geographic data context, the ability to reference and retrieve different forms of data, such as hard copy vector or raster maps, reports, tabular databases, photographs, audio records, video records, etc.
The combination of more than one medium, for example text, sound and motion video.
The generic term used to describe the combination of different types of media.
The combination of audio, video, animation, and graphics. Multimedia software presents information in all these contexts. Multimedia computers are required to run these types of programs.
This involves the combination of two or more media into a single presentation. For example, combining video, audio, photos, graphics and/or animation into a presentation.
Computer-controlled presentations combining three or more of the following elements: text, graphics, animation, full-motion images, still video images, and sound.
Using, involving, or encompassing several modes of communication, generally of an auditory or visual nature. Ex: videotape with sound; Web presentation with sound.
A somewhat ambiguous term that describes the ability to combine audio, video and other information with graphics, control, storage and other features of computer-based systems. Applications include presentation, editing, interactive learning, games and conferencing. Current multimedia systems also use mass storage computer devices such as CD-ROM.
Presentation via desktop computer, or by the use of slides with audio
programs that are used to create interactive content (p. 102)
The combined use of several media, including audio and video.
A term widely used to describe applications in which data, images, video and voice are integrated within the application itself. ATM technology is expected to be the key enabler for these applications.
Applications and technologies that manipulate multiple media types, such as text, data, images, sound and full-motion-video. Given the use of multiple formats, multimedia is capable of delivering a stronger and more engaging message than standard text. Multimedia files are typically larger than text-based information and are therefore usually stored on CD-ROMs. Games and educational software commonly use multimedia.
Any presentation or software program that combines several media, such as graphics, sound, video, animation, and/or text.
The integration of several forms of media into one presentation. In technology, multimedia refers to the integration of sound, video, graphics, or text into one presentation or software program.
The combination and integration of more than one media format into a presentation or program, for example: computer graphics with audio.
The blending of different types of media - audio, video, and data - into a single product or service.
A combination of two or more media, i.e., voice, data, still image, video.
All environmental media including air, water, and land.
now an overused term, broadly meaning the use of audio, video, animation and graphics alongside more traditional text based information
Literally, \"more than one medium.\" Therefore, anything mixing text and graphics is multimedia. However, multimedia usually implies additional features: sound, motion and/or animation, video and interactivity (advanced).
The combination of audio, video, animation, text, and graphics
As the name implies, multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media. ...
A document or program which incorporates a combination of text, graphics, audio and video.
Combining multiple forms of communication to facilitate the transmission of ideas and information. These forms include text, pictures, video, sounds, music, and other types of data.
combined use of several media, such as movies, slides, music and written words for educational purposes
Strictly speaking multimedia refers to the use of more than one medium at a time. The most common media that get used together are text, graphics, video, audio and animation. Websites, CD ROMs and DVD ROMs increasingly include multimedia content. A good example is our Start to Sign CD ROM. Multimedia website content often combines text, graphics, video, animation and sound to create a rich experience for the user. To view multimedia content you will often have to download small programs known as "plug-ins". These plug-ins are normally free but can take a long time to download and install. One of the most common ones used for multimedia content is the Macromedia Flash Player. Get the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player (external link, opens new browser window) no items
Documents or platforms that combine different kids of data (video, graphics and audio).
Combination of multiple forms of media in communication of information between users and machines. Communication formats include voice communications (speech recognition and text-to-speech), audio processing (music synthesis, CD-ROM), data communications and video.
Combining multiple forms of media in the communication of information. (E.g, a traditional phone call is "monomedia," and a video call is "multimedia.")
usually refers to the combination of sound and video on a computer or software package. WWWebfx Home Page
Multimedia describes any application that uses multiple media (graphics, text, animations, audio, video). However, multimedia is primarily thought of as any application that uses high-bandwidth media (audio and video).
Encompasses text, images, animation, audio, and video. Multimedia can be anything between a PowerPoint slide show and a complex interactive simulation. etMeeting A product developed by Microsoft that enables people to teleconference using the Internet. NetMeeting supports voice, chat sessions, a whiteboard, and application sharing. It's built into Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser.
A term which is commonly used to describe almost any software product which includes multiple types of media, such as color pictures, sound, and video. Multimedia applications are also typically interactive, in that the user can respond to the program and it will in turn adapt to user inputs.
An electronic program or product using multiple elements such as text, sound, images and video, commonly found in products on CD-ROM and on Internet and Intranet sites.
The combination of various forms of media (text, graphics, animation, audio, etc.) to communicate information. The term also refers to information products that include text, audio and visual content.
A combination of text, visual images, sound and computer programs.
Applications combining the use of more than one media, such as data, voice and video.
The use of computers to present video, sound, graphics and text.
Combining audio, video, text, graphics and imaging technologies into one system of communication. Multimedia is especially suited for providing information when learning complex ideas.
Application which supports interactive text, images, sound and color.
A combination of many media - text, graphics, audio and video.
Documents that combine multiple data types (eg text, graphics, scanned images, audio and video).
A combination or text, graphics, audio, animation, video, and/or simulation. Typically, combinations of media can provide deeper explanations or illustrations of content than data presented in one medium. For example, a graphic illustration of planet orbits is greatly enhanced with text or auditory descriptions and animation that puts orbits in motion.
The delivery of information using two or more formats, including text, graphics, audio, still images, music, animation, and motion video. Today, the term implies "interactive multimedia" in which these various types of information are presented interactively by a computer in response to user input.
A combination of media types in a single document which may include text, graphics, animation, audio and video.
Of or relating to an application that can combine text, sound, graphics, and full-motion video into an intergrated package.
computer-based activity which integrates text, visuals and sound in one presentation; see also medium
mixed media; computer programmes that involve users in the design and organisation of text, graphics, video and sound in one presentation; computer-based activity which integrates text, visuals and sound
Audio, video, and animation all fall under the heading of multimedia.
The ability of a computer to display text, graphics, video, animation and sound in an integrated manner.
The use of several means of communication – such as images, sound and text - in a single presentation or document.
Term that refers to a product or service using graphics, video, sound and text.
Refers to different kinds of data that can be processed and displayed by computers, including text, graphics, video, animation, and sound. The World Wide Web is considered the multimedia part of the Internet.
More than one physical medium (form of data), including but not limited to: text, graphics, audio, and video.
Computer systems that integrate audio, video & data.
Involving several different media such as graphics, animation, and sound.
A computer program or presentation that involves multiple forms of media (still images, moving video, sound, animation, art, text, etc.).
transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)
a combination of text , graphics, audio and video brought together by computers
Works that combine various communication media, such as text, graphics, sound and video.
A generic term to r efer to audio, video, graphics, and images. Back to Jump
Digital materials, documents, or products, such as World Wide Web pages or CD-ROMs, that utilize any combination of text, numeric data, still and moving images, animation, sound, and graphics.
Software programs that combine text and graphics with sound, video, and animation. A multimedia PC contains the hardware to support these capabilities.
Pertaining to an information- or entertainment-distribution system that includes text, audio and video in a computer-mediated format such that the user may interact with the various data types.
The incorporation of many different types of media, such as text, graphics, audio and video, into one resource. Return to the top
A communications session between two or more parties using two or more types of digital communication signals at the same time - voice, audio, text, data, graphics, video, image or presence. Multimedia applications include conferencing, collaborative working, training, referencing and games.
Combining different types of data, such as text, graphics, sounds, and moving images. Navigate To maneuver, move, or travel through the various areas on the Internet. You can navigate through the Internet in a variety of ways. You can move through a series of gopher menus by selecting entries on each menu. Also, you can navigate through World Wide Web (WWW) pages by clicking on hyperlinks on each page. Additionally, you can navigate directly by specifying the locations you wish to visit.
the combination of different computer-based media into a single presentation - for example, a website may contain video and audio.
The integrated presentation of textual audio and video information.
A general term describing programs or files that combine images, animation, and text.
Information that is simultaneously transmitted in multiple formats, including text, graphics, audio, and video
Refers to programs which mix different media, including sound, picture and animation files to convey information. A multimedia Web page can contain pictures, sound, video, animation, and instant links to other parts of the Web.
An application that can combine various media types like; text, graphics, video and sound into a single package. Return to .
a method of presentation combining text, graphics, slides, video, voice, music, and/or animation. Also refers to hardware/software that is capable of such presentations.
As applies to web sites, it is any form of file that is attached to the HTML file that is displayed. Multimedia can include Flash intros, Videos, Audio files, photos and .PDF files.
Systems that use a wide range of media, ie. video, audio, text, graphics, etc.
The use of words, pictures, animation and video to present information.
The combining of audio, video and data. Internet browsers have multimedia capability due to the addition of plug-ins.
Any format that contains more than one media, such as text, still images, sound, animation, and video.[ Back to the Top
Data displayed using graphics, sound, or motion. Audio files, pictures, and movies are examples of multimedia content.
The use of video, music, Flash animation or other web technologies on a website.
A term used to describe an important new means of communication. Multimedia is communication with specific user interaction that can contain text, still or moving images, and sound.
learning technologies that integrate the different range of media - audio, video, animation, text, graphics etc - in to a package that users can access or control from a computer.
A computer-based method of presenting information by employing more that one medium of communication and emphasizing interactivity.In general multimedia combines text, graphics, and sound.
A single collection of both audio and video in one storage medium, usually a CD-ROM disk. Can include graphics such as still photographs as well as video clips, in addition to basic text.
The combination of many types of media (motion video, audio, still images, graphics, animation, text etc.) incorporated into a computer document or presentation.
The incorporation of text, graphics, sound, and other medias into a computer document or presentation.
Information in different formats including text, graphics, sound, video and animation to support computer-based applications.
A combination of two or more different communication media, such as text, graphics, audio, animation, and video.
The integration of a variety of media, such as text, graphics, video, animation, and sound.
When different types of media are combined in a presentation such as video clips, text and audio bites. Applications include presentation, editing, interactive learning, games and conferencing.
Combinations of different types of data and media for conveying information.
Literally, the class of applications that brings together different media; for example, sound, still images, video, and text. Colloquially (and in this dissertation) multimedia refers to applications that perform ongoing computations to handle audio, video, or other streaming data. Multimedia applications are often soft real-time applications.
Term used to describe the use of more than one medium in a program or system such as the use of audio, video, graphics, animation and computer data used together for a program. Video had been considered separate from audio and computers separate from video and audio. Multimedia means the joining of any two or more of these. Multimedia computers playback high quality sound and video, as well as text and graphics. Multimedia combines multiple forms of media in the communication of information between users and machines.
Multimedia is communication that uses any combination of different media; it may or may not involve computers. Multimedia may include text, spoken audio, music, images, animation, and video. The large amounts of data required for computer multimedia files makes CD-ROMs a good option for storage; but there are other ways of receiving multimedia communications, such as the Web. Multimedia programs are often interactive and include games, sales presentations, encyclopedias, and more.
Describes a computer or program that uses sound with animation or video. Many multimedia programs are stored on CD-ROM because sound & video consume more space than a diskette can hold.
the use of a human-computer interface such as a computer screen to present text, graphics, audio, animation, video, etc.
definitions vary but the term has come to represent fully integrated components which include sound and/or music, full motion video, interactions with the user, non-linear navigation and more. Some educators define multimedia as text, graphics and animations on computer screens, perhaps complemented by audio. A light hearted definition is any media that have more than three plugs into an electrical source.
The use of text, data, still and motion video, sound and computer graphics by a software programme to form a composite display.
(frequently interactive multimedia) the combination of sound, music, text and graphics in a way that encourages interactivity and a dynamic use of web based content.
A combination of various presentation media such as text, sound, graphics, animation, video and interactivity.
The combination of text, images, video, sound and animation within an application
Programs synchronize multiple media and play them back on your computer screen. Typically, sound, images, animated sequences, and text are read from CD-ROM disks and are simultaneously reproduced on your computer screen. Multimedia transforms your computer into a "smart television," allowing you to stop, start, or save to disk information as it appears on your screen.
documents which contain text, sound, graphics and video elements that are all capable of being displayed to the user.
Electronic software products that incorporate sound, graphics, and, increasingly often, full-motion video. Multimedia products can be delivered in a variety of formats, including over the Internet and on CD-ROM discs.
information in a multiplicity of forms (text, sound, pictures, etc)
The combination of several different communications techniques: for example sound, written text, still pictures, and moving pictures.
Documents that include a mix of different kinds of data, like plain text and audio or text in several different languages.
integrated display in multiple mediums such as graphics, audio, text and video
Collective term for types of information including text and images consisting of graphs, charts, drawings, photographs, animation, audio, and video; generally used in connection with computers.
Applications combining the use of more medium i.e. data, voice and video
Applications combining the use of more than one media for example, data, voice and video
A combination of media types on a single electronic document, includingtext, graphics, animation, and audio and video clips.
combination of text, graphics, sounds, and video. O-T
The combination and integration of more than one format into a program or presentation, such as a program incorporating a filmstrip and audio recording.
This refers to any use and transmission of audio and video data in a computer.
Refers to the delivery of information, usually via personal computer, which combines different content formats (text, graphics, audio, still images, animation, motion video, etc.) and/or storage media (magnetic disk, optical disk, video/audio tape, RAM).
Information presented in a variety of formats that can include textual, audio and video.
A computer presentation that involves still images, moving video, sound, animation, art, or a combination of all of these.
More than one concurrent presentation medium, for example on CD-ROM or website. Combination of text, sounds and/or motion video. NAACE National Association of Advisers for Computers in Education
combined and integrated use of text, graphics, video, animation, and sound.
A record which combines two or more media types but which, for reasons of intellectual continuity, must be conceived of as a single entity (e.g., a slide tape program).
Applications combining the use of more than one medium – data, voice and video for example.
Combining uses of text, sound, graphic images, and video.
Refers to the delivery of information which combines different content formats such as motion video, audio, still images, graphics, animation, and text. ational Library of Canada - The depository library for material about Canada, by Canadians, or produced in Canada. Maintains the Canadian Union Catalogue in which the holdings of the principal library collections in Canada are listed. Publishes Canadiana.
is data that include multiple forms of natural media, typically including audio and video.
Term for any content that combines text, sound, graphics, and/or video.
A system capable of displaying/playing images, sound, video, and animation.
Technology that employs several types of media such as video, audio or data, or several different media components such as videotape and laser disk players, computers or video cameras, in a single presentation.
Multimedia is a combination of graphics, text, video, animation and photographs in a computer package.
the integration of different types of computer information - for example, text, images, animation, sounds and music -- to make the information more appealing and probably easier to absorb.
A media which has the combination of two or more of text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
A word for anything on a web page that isn't plain text, eg sounds or images
Generic term for 'multimedia computing' or 'interactive multimedia'; the use of multiple media within a computer system or hypermedia program. Also used to describe artworks that combine several different media.
A term that's used in various ways but basically means systems that support the interactive use of audio, images, text, video and graphics.
Using more than one medium on a computer - usually referring to sound or video, in addition to the normal static screen display. We did a survey in Australia a few years ago, and asked respondents what they thought Multimedia meant. By far the commonest answer was "Owning a lot of different media: TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines." That suggests that this term is not widely understood, and maybe should either be avoided or explained wherever it appears.
A combination of media used for entertainment, education and communication. For computing, DVD can afford the user the flexibility to merge text, graphics and full motion video to create high quality, effective presentations.
Non-text-based communications typically consisting of photos, video and/or music presented together in various combinations to appeal to multiple senses simultaneously. 5-way navigator
a document or program that integrates text, graphics, audio and video. Multi-Media Center: the part of this library concerned with digital media integration into university instruction and class projects. FSU's Media Center has a wide variety of audio/video materials in many formats, including DVD, CD-ROM, VHS and cassette, etc.
The presentation of information using animation, sound, graphics, and text.
The use of more than one type of media simultaneously: text with sound, moving or still images, music, etc.
The integration in digital form of several media such as text, pictures, sounds, or movies, commonly used on CD-ROMs and the World Wide Web.
A collection of, but not limited to, animations, sounds, graphics, movies, and so on. Multimedia literally means "more than one type of media."
A document or program that integrates text, graphics, audio and video. N - R
Pertaining to the processing and integrated presentation of information in more than one form - for example, video, voice, music, animated graphics, or data.
The use of several different media to convey information (text, audio, graphics, animation, stream video, Flash, and interactivity).
The combination of plain text, pictures, sound and even moving video clips. navigation bar The main set of links on a Web site that connects to the main sections of the site. Also called the "navbar."
The use of computers to present text, graphics, video, animation, and sound in an integrated way.
The integrated use of Text, Graphics (Animations), Sound and Videos.
Combining various forms of media such as sound, image, text and video.
Multimedia refers to the simultaneous use of more than one type of media such as text with sound, moving or still images with music, and so on.
Multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media to form a complete presentation such as video and audio
Disseminating information in more than one form. It includes the use of text, audio, graphics, animated graphics and full-motion video. Multimedia programs are typically games, encyclopedias and training courses on CD-ROM. However, any application with sound and/or video can be called a multimedia program. topics and MPC.
"systems that can process graphics, sound, video, and animation in addition to traditional data processing." From the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Online.
The use of multiple forms of media to communicate: i.e. audio, video, text, graphics, etc.
Combined use of several kinds of media in instructional presentations, such as a combination of videotapes, CD-ROMs, slides, and television.
Incorporation of more than one medium in a presentation; integration of multiple elements in an application (text, graphics, video, and sound).
The combination or integration of more than one media into an information source or presentation.
The presentation of information or entertainment by a combination of data, images and sounds. Can be delivered in a variety of ways - on a computer disk, through modified televisions, or using a computer connected to a telecommunications channel.
Multimedia means more than one concurrent presentation medium (for example, on CD-ROM or a Web site). Although still images are a different medium than text, multimedia is typically used to mean the combination of text, sound, images and/or motion video, which may be presented concurrently. Multimedia can arguably be distinguished from traditional motion pictures or movies both by the scale of the production (multimedia is usually smaller and less expensive) and by the possibility of audience interactivity or involvement.
Refers to the use of more than one media, usually in a computer presentation, such as combining text, video, photography, etc.
This term describes something which combines data, images and sound. For example, a conference presentation containing video clips might be referred to as a ‘multimedia presentationâ€(tm).
Any combination of visual, audio, textual, digital, computerized or other formats to produce teaching and learning products. Go to the Educational Technology website to learn more.
The use of multiple media types in a graphical computing environment. Usually applies to sound, video and animation.
The use of various media to convey one message.
The presentation of video, sound, graphics, text, and animation via software.
Generic term for integrated, interactive video, audio, text, graphics, database, and other content.
Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video.
Creation of products, mainly software, that may involve the combination of written text, visual imagery, film, and/or music.
Multimedia is communication that uses any combination of different media, and may or may not involve computers. Multimedia may include text, spoken audio, music, sounds, images, animation and video. Often also includes hyperlinked text and objects.
This is rather wooly term that is attached to the concept of using computers to intergarte different types of media (i.e. sound, video, text or pictures) together in one document.
Anything using more than one medium such as graphics, sound, animation, text, and/or video generated by a computer into one "presentation" on screen.
Means you are using more than one type of media. Examples include text, audio, video, graphics, and images.
The simultaneous use of more than one communications medium (text, audio, video, etc.) in an electronic environment. Go to Top
Refers to hardware and software that can transmit and receive video and sound files as well as text files.
Information in more than one form, such as text, still images, sound, animation, and video. Usually implies that the information is presented by a computer.
A term that is used generically to refer to the many different mediums that computer and Web pages can support all at once, including text, graphics, audio, and video.
The delivery of information, usually to a personal computer, in a combination of different formats including text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
learning technologies that involve the whole range of audio, visual, text and graphics media available, integrated into a package that has been effectively designed from an instructional point of view.
Encompasses interactive text, images, sound, and color. Multimedia can be anything from a simple PowerPoint slide slow to a complex interactive simulation.
Documents that combine text, graphics, sound, movies, or other media.
A combination of text with sound and video.
A computer-based application that delivers information or entertainment to the user in the form of several types of media, including sound, text, graphics, animation and video.
Interactive form of marketing, usually presented on DVD, CD or a web site, that combines several communications media, including web elements, video, graphic design and audio.
Combining two or more types of audio/visual support in presentation.
A vague expression that indicates the ability to integrate several different types of media. Media types include, video, photos, sound, clip art, graphic design, text and more.
The use of several media, such as movies, slides, music, and lighting in combination normally for the purpose of education or entertainment.
A mixture of media-text, audio and video-under the control of a computer. The World Wide Web is a form of multimedia.
The use of a computer to display integrated text, graphics, animation and sound. As computers become more sophisticated and less expensive, the potential for use in multimedia presentations such as movies and interactive education increases.
Refers to the delivery of information that combines diverse information types and different content formats-motion video, audio, still images, graphics, animation and text chief among them.
Documents that contain text, sound, graphics and video elements that can be displayed to the user.
A combination of text, images, animation, video clips, and/or sound into a complete package to provide a unique and powerful impact to the viewer.
A combination of more than one media format for the dissemination of information, i.e., text, graphics, video, audio, and animation.
The hardware components of your system which contribute the graphical and audio environment.
Presents information by more than one method, e.g print, computer program, television or radio.
An over-used term relating to an electronic device's ability to produce both visual and audio output. The term is used in relation to projectors when describing their ability to receive and produce visual and audio data.
Media other than text; for example, images, audio, video, maps, flags, and seals.
Computer systems or applications that are able to manipulate data in multiple forms, including still and video images, sound and text.
A rapidly growing communications technology that allows people to communicate via computer using any combination of text, data, voice, graphics, photographs, video and audio simultaneously. Multimedia allows users to send, share, retrieve or create information of almost any kind from their desktop or portable computer.
An item that combines various types of media, including sound, animation, video and graphics. Multimedia items in the Libraries' collections have a location code that includes the terms AUDIOVISUAL, CIRC MEDIA, or CIRC AUDIO.
A description for systems capable of displaying or playing text, pictures, sound, video, and animation.
Content which is presented through several formats including text, graphics, moving pictures, and sound.
The combination of text, graphics, video, and sound. Sound card or video card in the computer capture sound and image data.
Pertaining to the delivery of information that combines different content formats, such as motion video, audio, still images, graphics, animation, text, and so forth.
Any document which uses multiple forms of communication, such as text, audio, and/or video.
Generic description of the generation and transfer of voice/data/video traffic between users. Applications to exploit multimedia to the full are emerging in the wake of advanced switching techniques and develop merits in desktop and server processing architectures. It may be essential to a physically separated group that communicates as if it was physically networked.
Information which combines at least two of the following : text, image, sound, animation or video.
The integration of different media, including text, graphics, audio, video, and animation, into one program. Also referred to as new media.
The term for dynamic, interactive content you add to your Web site such as audio, video and Flash files. You manage multimedia content using SiteCLERK's Creative Kit.
Software that displays text, graphics, sound, and video.
Software and hardware that combine multiple media into a single presentation.
Concept whereby data, video and voice are delivered to a terminal together. A future multimedia PC may be able to offer the consumer an integrated package of services such as TV, video on demand, graphics, file transfer, voice, sound, etc. on a two way basis connecting to any other PC in the world. However, this requires both a lot of bandwidth and switching infrastructure.
software that incorporates graphics, video, text, and sound into an interactive computer presentation or database of information. OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS: Georgetown faculty, students, and staff who are currently registered borrowers of the Library have access to many of the library's subscription databases from computers not on the Georgetown campus. For more information, see the instructions for off-campus access at http://www.library.georgetown.edu/indexes/instructions/offcampus.
Combinations of technology to produce professional materials and make presentations.
the interactive use of text, audio, still images, video, and graphics. Netiquette: good online "manners". For netiquette rules, see http://www.fau.edu/rinaldi/netiquette.html
a computer capable of utilizing more than one communication medium media such as CD-ROM, DVD, speakers, etc.
Using a computer to combine text, sound, graphics, and video. Examples include: games, and interactive software and some educational software.
For the purposes of these guidelines, multimedia refers to combined audio and video presentations. It also includes audio-only and video-only presentations that include interaction.
Information stored in more than one form (video, animation, sound, text, still images)
The use of a number of different types of media such as text, graphics, voice and video to convey information.
This covers the bringing together of a broad spectrum of technologies to the desktop, including image, video, sound, voice, fax, mail as well as the usual desktop applications.
Material presented in a combination of text, graphics, video, animation, and sound. A PC capable of showing multimedia materials is called multimedia station
A technology that displays words or graphics on screen that provide immediate access to underlying video, sound, graphics or character information. A multimedia ready computer will normally contain a CD ROM, Sound Card, Speakers and a full color monitor.
The combination of sound, graphics, animation, and video.
A combination and a selection of a few or all of the following: text, graphics, animation, audio and video.
To use several different media at once - sight, sound and motion.
A computer or program that mixes sound with video. Many multimedia programs are stored on compact discs because sound and video data often exceed the capacity of a diskette. Computers must have sound cards and headphones or speakers for sound to be heard. Back to the Top
It is a form of presentation of the information using several resources such as the text, data, imagenes, video, audio and graphical.
More than one concurrent presentation medium (for example, on a web site). Although still images are a different medium than text, multimedia is typically used to mean the combination of text, sound, and/or motion video. Popular web site multimedia (sound, sound and motion video, or animation) players include MPEG, Quicktime, RealAudio, RealVideo, and Shockwave.
A combination of various types of media, including sound, animation, video and graphics. Due to the generally large size of "multimedia" files, a CD-ROM is usually necessary to store files. As well, appropriate sound and video cards and speakers are also necessary.
A very general term that usually refers to computer programs that use a combination of sound, video, animation, pictures, and/or text.
Provide captioning and transcripts of audio and descriptions of video.
the combination of voice, sound, music, graphics, and motion video that is capable of being seen and heard via a computer.
Catch-all term for the integration of text, graphics, sound, animation, video and communications technologies. Also referred to as rich media if used in online advertisements.
A computer-based method of presenting information by using more than one medium of communication, such as text, graphics, and sound.
Combining static media (such as text and pictures) with dynamic media (such as sound, video, and animation) on the same system.
Term used for media products and services which are saved, transmitted and depicted electronically. Important features of multimedia include the combination of static (text and image) and dynamic (audio, animation and video) elements and the interactivity of its content. In order to use multimedia, it must be possible to transmit data between the content location and the user in both directions. Video components involve large quantities of data which require correspondingly high transmission rates.
A computer that has a sound card, CD-Drive and possibly a modem or DVD Drive and a high resolution colour graphics adapter and monitor. A multimedia computer would usually be found in the home for playing games software or surfing the Internet. See also Sound Card, CD-Drive, DVD Drive, Modem, Resolution, Graphics Adapter, Monitor and Internet.
Literally, many media, this term refers the ability of computers to present text, video, graphics, animation and sound in an integrated way, and in addition give the user control over all this data. Devices that support or enhance this computer functionality bear the same description, such as multimedia speaker systems.
A combination of more than one instructional medium. This format can include audio, text, graphics, animations, and video. Recently, multimedia implies a computer-based presentation.
Presentations of sound and light, words in magnetically graven image - and any known combination thereof as well as nuances yet to come. Though computer CD is the dominant wrapper for these works, technological innovation is the hallmark of the electronic-publishing arena, and new formats will expand the creative and market potential. Multimedia books are publishing events; their advent suggests alternative avenues for authors as well as adaptational tie-ins with the world of print. Meanwhile, please stay tuned for virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and electronic end-user distribution of product.
A term for integrating several computer media -- text, sound, graphics, and video -- together in one application, with some kind of navigation system among them.
Sound and graphic files. Much of the popularity of the World Wide Web is due to the easy integration of text and multimedia.
In computing, multimedia describes a number of diverse technologies that allow visual and audio media to be combined. Entertainment, education, and advertising applications, among others, use a computer to present and combine text, graphics, video, animation and sound.
The combined use of media, such as movies, cd-roms, television, radio, print and the internet for entertainment and publicity.
Media presentations which combine various elements such as sound, graphics and video.
Computer presentations that can make use of video, animation, sound and pictures.
The integration of different media, including text, graphics, audio, video and animation, in one program. Also referred to as newmedia.
A combination of multiple media, such as images, text, and video. (Source: Dreamweaver MX 2004)
Systems that support the interactive use of text, audio, still images, video, and graphics. Each of these elements must be converted in some way from analog form to digital form before they can be used in a computer application. Thus, the distinction of multimedia is the convergence of previously diverse systems.
A system of computer presentations which allows you to see and hear information through access to videotapes, and videodiscs.
The combination of text, pictures, graphics, video, sound, and animation. Programs such as RealPlayer, Flash, etc.
A combination of two or more media that may be used to present an idea.
The integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, video, audio, etc. For example, a presentation involving audio and video clips would be considered a "multimedia presentation." MORE Close
A combination of media types in a single document, such as text, graphics, audio and video.
The use of computers to integrate the presentation of text, images, audio, video & animation. Web audio files come in various formats such as mp3 & RealAudio; Web video files are usually in Quicktime, RealPlayer or MPEG format. See also: Plug-in (Glossary Definition) Sample Sounds Sample Flash Animation RealMedia Sample Sound & Video Clips
the use of a computer to combine text, graphics, audio, and video N - P
The Web's integration of audio, video, graphics and text.
A combination of media types on a single document, including: text, graphics, animation, audio and video.
An application combining text, graphics, motion video and sound.
Many types of media, such as video, audio, pictures.
A form of communication combining text with graphics, page layout, video, audio, animation, and so forth.
Media presentations combining different media formats such as sound, graphics and video.
This refers to any use of audio or video in a computer. In simplest terms, this refers to the basic functions of sound cards and video cards. In addition the term also covers television and video integration in computers.
The merging of high-quality audio and video capabilities with traditional computer text and graphics so as to enable computer systems to be more expressive and interact more effectively with their operators.
Computer programs that involve users in the design and organization of text, graphics, video, and sound in one presentation.
The electronic conversation between two or more people or groups of people in different places using two or more types of digitally integrated communication for voice, sound, text, data, graphics, video, image or presence at the same time. Applications include conferencing, presentations, training, referencing, games, etc.
Multimedia is more than one concurrent presentation medium (for example, on CD-ROM or a Web site). Although still images are a different medium than text, multimedia is typically used to mean the combination of text, sound, and/or motion video. Some people might say that the addition of animated images (for example, animated GIF on the Web) produces multimedia, but it has typically meant one of the following: Go To Top
Software that allows presentation of more than one type of medium. Commonly taken to include at a minimum text and images, this may also include sound, movies, and interactive access to various services.
The combination of text, sound, and video used to present information.
support for images, audio, video, or media types not based solely on text.
In web terms: A presentation combining text with pictures, video, or sound.
In the context of mobile communications, a service that may combine voice, data, graphics and video information.
Information presented in more than one format, such as text, audio, video, graphics, and images.
The use of multiple forms of communication, such as text, audio, and/or video.
Presenting information using more than one type of media; for example, sound, text, and graphics.
Presentation media that integrates computer graphics, animation, sound and video on the computer monitors and speakers.
A term used to describe a combination of presentation mediums such as sound, text and video. A multimedia presentation can include sound, text, video and the speaker or presenter for example. A website is considered a multimedia presentation as it employs a combination of different modes of communication.
Any combinations of Video, Audio and Visual presentations.
a publication in which images, sound and text are integrated.
The combination of text, graphics, audio, colors to create used to present information in an engaging and dynamic way.
The use of sound, still images, animation, motion video, text, and graphics in a single computer application.
Typically refers to the use of visual and audio information in computer based applications including education, training, presentations, web pages, and documents. Multimedia documents can include electronic graphics, drawings, animations, movies, music, narration and other audio-visual effects. Sandra used multimedia effects in her presentation on the deterioration of the tropical rain forest. Many students have found multimedia based encyclopedias (available on CD-ROM) to be both educational and entertaining as they are replete with graphics and sound effects in their presentation of subject material.
Using a computer to present multiple types of media simultaneously, in an integrated manner. These can include sound, graphics, video, text, animation, or any other form of information representation.
A combination of several media types in a single digital object or collection, e.g., images, audio, video.
The use of text, pictures, audio, and or video to communicate information.
combination of sound and images with text and graphics. This would include movies, animations, music, people talking, sound effects like the roar of a crowd and smashing glass.
The use of text, graphics, moving images or sounds in a computer program.
Multimedia means audio and video content. A 'multimedia computer' is one that has a sound card, CD-ROM drive and speakers with which it can play sound and video content. Multimedia learning resources contain sound and video clips to help you learn.
A combination of two or more types of information such as text, audio, video, graphics, and images. InfoGrid consolidates popular news and information from over 3000 news sources, 12 top internet search engines, 16,000 direct-links, 6.1 million Open Directory links, 35,000 usenet news forums, top internet auctions and vendors without advertising. This Online InfoGrid contains 10% of total links. To upgrade click on UpGrade Now InfoGrid is best viewed with ActivatorDesk, Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.
Term used for real-time integration of text with still images and graphics, video and sound.
Applications depending on more than one medium for the transmittal of information. Text, motion video, still image, audio, and graphics can all be combined in multimedia applications. Generally, multimedia refers to these media in a digital format for it is the digitisation of voice and video information that is lending much of the power to multimedia communications in the 1900s.
An interactive combination of two or more of the following: text, graphics, video, audio, and animation all controlled by a personal computer.
The presence of two or more formats, such as audio, animation, graphics, text and/or video
The presentation of more than one medium, typically images, sound, and text in an interactive environment.
a collective term used to describe the combination of various media e.g. sound, text, graphics, video and still photographs - into an integrated package.
Used essentially to define applications and technologies that manipulate text, data, images, voice and full motion video objects.
multimedia: Any combination of graphics, video, animations, text and sound. A leftover word from the 1960's (you might enjoy reading "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test") that's all the rage in the '90s. Some of it is pretty good, I hear.
Term used to describe many different forms of media which can be used for different applications, for example, graphics, animation, sound and video. Multimedia is commonly associated with the term broadband since it requires higher bandwidth.
Usually refers to any presentation of information using more than one medium; for example, a presentation using text and video. More commonly refers to the integration of various media (especially videodisc, computer graphics, and text) through the use of a Personal Computer.
combination of moving images, graphics, text and sound. A multimedia computer is fitted with hardware such as sound and ‘accelerated’ video cards and a CD-ROM drive, and may include peripherals such as a camera, microphone and scanner.
Multimedia refers to the provision of audio and video material. A movie, 360º applet and Flash files are all multimedia Internet files. Using multimedia allows for the expression of ideas in communicative ways other than text. With the adoption of faster Internet connections, more multimedia will be seen on the web, including eventually, 'pay on demand' television and video shows. MySQL The MySQL database server is the world's most popular open source database according to its creators. It is an open source database system that empowers developers and companies around the world to provide both online and offline databases at a very affordable price
The integration of video, graphics and audio through the computer.
Any application that integrates text with one or more of the following elements: graphics, sound, video, virtual reality, or other media elements. 1.35, 2.18- 22 processors and, 4.11
Hardware and software that is capable of delivering not only text, but digitized voice, image and/or video presentations of information.
Generally refers to the combination of audio, video, text, and graphics.
(n or adj.) A term used to refer to the systems or methods that convey information in more than one media form and often through more than one sense. The integration of text and graphics could be thought of as a simple multimedia system.
the combined use of several media, such as high-quality graphics, animations, and sound.
Integration of more than one form of information, such as text, graphics, audio, video, animation, and computer data.
Any combination of text, graphics, sounds, animation and video.
an item that encompasses several media, such as text, graphics, audio, or video.
Typically used to mean the combination of more than one presentation media-such as text, sound, graphics, and video.
Multimedia is the presentation of video, sound, graphics, text & animation by Software.
A system that provides more than one output medium. An example is a personal computer that outputs both video and sound.
1. The combination of two or more media into a single presentation. For example, combining video, audio, photos, graphics and/or animations into a presentation. 2. The different forms of media themselves: images, audio, video, etc.
The combination of different types of media such as text, audio, video and animations.
Multimedia (Lat. Multum + Medium) is that uses multiple forms of information content and information processing (e.g. text, audio, , animation, video, interactivity) to inform or entertain the (user) audience. Multimedia also refers to the use of (but not limited to) electronic media to store and experience multimedia content.
Multimedia, Inc. is a now-defunct media company that owned 10 daily newspapers, two radio stations, five television stations, and a cable television system division which was then sold to Cox Communications in 2000. It also owned TV syndicator Multimedia Entertainment (which is now owned by NBC Universal Television). Multimedia was established in the mid 1970s during the time its "predecessor," Avco, sold off their broadcasting entities including flagship TV station WLWT, as well as Avco Embassy Television and Avco Embassy Program Sales.