| Main Entry: | Metaverse |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a computer-generated interactive environment; virtual world |
| Example: | In the Metaverse, humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents, in a three-dimensional space that uses the metaphor of the real world. |
| Etymology: | by 1992, from Neal Stephenson's science fiction novel Snow Crash |
| Usage: | computing |