) | 1. | the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or involving the use of multimedia. |
| 3. | having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers. |
multimedia
Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video. Often also includes concepts from hypertext.
This term has come to be almost synonymous with CD-ROM in the personal computer world because the large amounts of data involved are currently best supplied on CD-ROM.
Usenet newsgroup: comp.multimedia.
(1994-12-02)