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virtual world

[¦vər·chə·wəl ′wərld]
(computer science)
A navigable visual digital environment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

virtual world

(1) The online world. See virtual reality, augmented reality and hyperconnected.

(2) A 3D computer environment in which users are represented on screen as avatars of themselves or as made-up characters. In a virtual world, people interact with others in real time. Massively multiuser online games (MMOGs) and worlds such as Second Life are examples. See avatar, MMOG, MMORPG, Second Life, Decentraland and metaverse.
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