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hypermedia

[′hī·pər‚mē·dē·ə]
(computer science)
Hypertext-based systems that combine data, text, graphics, video, and sound.
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hypermedia

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A possible mapping of states into pages of a hypothetical hypermedia application specified by the statechart in Figure 1 is illustrated in Table I.
However this book does provide a well-researched, detailed analysis of the use of hypermedia to engage, motivate and enthuse students with the aim of improving student learning outcomes.
stand-alone systems, which managed all links and data, into the "open hypermedia systems" which use externalized links to provide links between different applications.
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Frankenstein has become a metaphor for hypermedia and hypertext.
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While in the use of hypermedia, a database (information) is organized in a network.
Other scholars believe that hypermedia may actually inhibit learning because of the additional challenges they present students.

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