virtual reality
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virtual reality
- /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tʃuəl ɹiːˈælɪti/
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Calque of French réalité virtuelle. virtual + reality
noun virtual realities
- A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.
- A text adventure or multi-user dungeon. When a player like Shotton's interviewee controls a persona in a MUA and becomes absorbed to such an extent that he is oblivious to the real world, concentrating only on the virtual reality, then the player and his persona fuse; he 'becomes' his persona in that MUA. As far as the player is concerned
- Something conjectured which is effectively coming into existence.
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noun virtual reality
| Español | realidad virtual |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가상현실 gasanghyeonsil |
| 日本語 | 仮想現実 kasō genjitsu, バーチャルリアリティ bācharu riaritī, 人工現実感 jinkō genjitsukan |
| 中文 | 虛擬實境 /虚拟实境 xūnǐ shíjìng |
| हिन्दी | आभासी यथार्थ ābhāsī yathārth, आभासी वास्तविकता ābhāsī vāstaviktā |
| Português | realidade virtual |
| Français | réalité virtuelle |
| Deutsch | virtuelle Realität |
| Italiano | realtà virtuale |
| Ελληνικά | εικονική πραγματικότητα eikonikí pragmatikótita |
| Română | realitate virtuală |
| Русский | виртуа́льная реа́льность virtuálʹnaja reálʹnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thực tế ảo |
| العربية | وَاقِع اِفْتِرَاضِيّ wāqiʕ iftirāḍiyy, حَقِيقَة ظَاهِرِيَّة |
| עברית | מציאות מדומה |
Talk about this word "virtual reality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/virtual%20reality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. virtual reality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/virtual%20reality "virtual reality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/virtual%20reality.Cite this
@misc{virtual_reality_2026,
title = {virtual reality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virtual%20reality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
