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DefinitionAugmented reality (拡張現実) is the Japanese term for AR; both refer to the same technology.
ExplanationIt is a translation of the English Augmented Reality. The first word of the Japanese name means "extend", reflecting how it takes the reality in front of you as a base and extends it with added information.
Memory hookIt is the same word Japanese uses for software extensions: the original stays as it is, and new functions are added later.