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virtual world
A 3D computer environment in which users are represented on screen as themselves or as made-up characters and interact in real time with other users. Massively multiuser online games (MMOGs) and worlds such as Second Life are examples. See MMOG, MMORPG, Second Life and metaverse.
virtual world [¦vər·chə·wəl ′wərld]
(computer science)
A navigable visual digital environment.
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