Definition

Noun: A computing system or structure in which multiple forms of information (such as text, audio, graphics, and video) are interconnected through associative links. This allows the information to be accessed and presented in a non-linear, user-directed sequence.

Usage

The term "hypermedia" describes the foundational architecture of interactive digital environments where various media elements are linked. * The World Wide Web is the most common example of a hypermedia system. * The educational software uses hypermedia to allow students to explore topics by clicking on linked images and text. * The difference between multimedia and hypermedia is the presence of interactive links between the content pieces.

Advanced Usage

• As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe systems or concepts related to this structure.
  • The project explores new hypermedia models for digital storytelling.
  • He is an expert in hypermedia design principles.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypertext (noun): A foundational subset of hypermedia, specifically referring to interconnected text documents. All hypertext is a form of hypermedia, but not all hypermedia is solely text-based.
  • Early web pages were primarily built using hypertext.

Synonyms

• Interactive multimedia
• Linked media system

Related Concepts (Not Synonyms)

• Multimedia (noun): The integration of multiple forms of media (text, audio, video, etc.) but not necessarily with interactive, user-navigable links between them. Hypermedia is a specific, interactive type of multimedia.
• Hyperlink (noun): A single reference or link within a hypermedia system that connects one piece of content to another.

Noun

1. a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together