extended reality

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extended reality (countable and uncountable, plural extended realities)

  1. The technologies augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR).
    Synonyms: spatial computing, XR (initialism)
    • 2023 June 5, Kellen Browning, quoting Jeff Fieldhack, “Apple Debuts Its Next Big Product, a Virtual Reality Headset”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Apple could also vault to the forefront of the XR market — a term for extended reality, similar to virtual reality, Mr. Fieldhack said.
    • 2023 June 6, Ian Bogost, “The Age of Goggles Has Arrived”, in The Atlantic:
      Still more are selling headsets for “extended reality” (XR), a name that seems to indicate nothing more than a desire to avoid choosing between AR and VR.

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