virtuality

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noun

The quality of being virtual; virtualness.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounvirtuality (countable and uncountable, plural virtualities)

plural virtualities

  1. uncountableThe quality of being virtual; virtualness.

    Libraries, whose lifeblood is information, were always likely to be among the first to confront the challenge and opportunity of virtuality

    1996, Frederick F. Reichheld with Scott D. Cook, The quest for loyalty: creating value through partnership, page 32
  2. countableA virtual reality environment.

    ... uses of direct-manipulation techniques, the creation of virtualities, the use of agents, and the integration of multiple modalities in representations

    1991, Brenda Laurel, Computers as theatre, page 167

Origin

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APA

virtuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuality

MLA

“virtuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtuality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuality.

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