Learn in the textbookMultimedia Basics, Delivery, and Rights Protection
DefinitionMultimedia (マルチメディア) means handling different kinds of information, such as text, sound, still images and video, together as digital data.
ExplanationInside a computer, every kind of information is represented as data made of 0s and 1s, so it can all be combined within a single work or screen. An e-book textbook with narrated audio or explanatory videos is a familiar example.
AnalogyLike a set meal with the main dish, side dish and soup on one tray, it serves information of different natures together as one work.
Memory hook"Multi" means many, and "media" is the plural of medium, so the word literally says "many media".