Meanings
plural augmented realities
- countableuncountablecomputingThe merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.
Near-synonyms: MR, mixed reality, hybrid reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system, metaverse
2 more examples
Augmented Reality enhances a user's perception of and interaction with the real world. The virtual objects display information that the user cannot directly detect with his own senses.
1997 August, Ronald T. Azuma, “A Survey of Augmented Reality”, in Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, volume 6, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 355–385Microsoft workers are calling on their employer to cancel a $480m contract to provide the US army with augmented reality (AR) headsets, saying they “do not want to become war profiteers”.
2019 February 22, Julia Carrie Wong, “‘We won't be war profiteers’: Microsoft workers protest $480m army contract”, in The GuardianSynonyms: MR, mixed reality, hybrid reality, XR, extended reality, spatial computing, CPS, w:cyber-physical system
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.
Translations
Arabic الواقع المعزز
- الواقع المعززmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Chinese Cantonese 擴增實境 /扩增实境, 增強現實 /增强现实
- 擴增實境 /扩增实境 (kwong³ zang¹ sat⁶ ging²)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- 增強現實 /增强现实 (zang¹ koeng⁴ jin⁶ sat⁶)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- 擴張實境 /扩张实境merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Chinese Mandarin 擴增實境 /扩增实境, 增強現實 /增强现实
- 擴增實境 /扩增实境 (kuòzēng shíjìng)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- 增強現實 /增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- 擴張實境 /扩张实境merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Danish suppleret virkelighed, udvidet virkelighed
- suppleret virkelighedmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- udvidet virkelighedmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- forstærket virkelighedmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Dutch aangevulde realiteit
- aangevulde realiteitmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Finnish lisätty todellisuus
- lisätty todellisuusmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
French réalité augmentée
- réalité augmentéemerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
German erweiterte Realität
- erweiterte Realitätmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Greek επαυξημένη πραγματικότητα
- επαυξημένη πραγματικότητα (epafximéni pragmatikótita)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Hindi संवर्धित वास्तविकता
- संवर्धित वास्तविकता (samvardhit vāstaviktā)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Hungarian kiterjesztett valóság
- kiterjesztett valóságmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Indonesian realitas tertambah
- realitas tertambahmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Italian realtà aumentata
- realtà aumentatamerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Japanese 拡張現実
- 拡張現実 (kakuchō genjitsu)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Korean 증강 현실
- 증강 현실 (jeunggang hyeonsil)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Malay realiti terimbuh
- realiti terimbuhmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Norwegian Bokmål utvidet virkelighet
- utvidet virkelighetmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Polish rzeczywistość rozszerzona
- rzeczywistość rozszerzonamerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Portuguese realidade aumentada
- realidade aumentadamerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Russian допо́лненная реа́льность
- допо́лненная реа́льность (dopólnennaja reálʹnostʹ)merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Spanish realidad aumentada
- realidad aumentadamerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Swedish förstärkt verklighet
- förstärkt verklighetmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Welsh gor-realaeth, realiti estynedig
- gor-realaethmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
- realiti estynedigmerging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image
Cite this entry
augmented reality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/augmented%20reality
“augmented reality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/augmented%20reality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “augmented reality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/augmented%20reality.
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