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what is the difference between multimedia and multi-media?
_our teacher just gave it to us, please help asap. thanks
TO PHILIP: Yes there is difference between the two--they are both formal terms in mass communications but my teacher did not give us full details. And that's what I need.
There is no difference between multimedia and multi-media.
Multimedia is today's common way of spelling it and a dash is not needed.
Word Origin:
multimedia also multi-media , 1962, from multi- + media.
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun (a medium with multiple content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only use traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms.
Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance. Multimedia (as an adjective) also describes electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content.
Added info:
multimedia: Pertaining to the processing and integrated presentation of information in more than one form, e.g., video, voice, music, or data. Contrast with multiple media.
multiple media: Transmission media using more than one type of transmission path (e.g., optical fiber, radio, and copper wire) to deliver information. Contrast with multimedia.
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