metaverse
noun
meta·verse
ˈme-tə-ˌvərs 
plural metaverses
1
computing
: a persistent virtual (see virtual sense 2) environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities
To its proponents, the metaverse is the natural evolution of the internet. They envisage a sprawling network of interconnected virtual worlds for such diverse activities as gaming, watching live entertainment, … and collaborating on design projects.—
Edd Gent
Edd Gent
also
: any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
Metaverses are immersive three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people interact as avatars with each other and with software agents, using the metaphor of the real world but without its physical limitations. —Alanah Davis et al.
Alanah Davis et al. 2
cosmology
: the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes compare multiverse
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This time, new owners are reshaping the brand into one focused on marketing musicians in the metaverse.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
The lifting of his hat to the crowd after hitting his golf ball off some rocks in the metaverse?
—Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Meta gambled on the metaverse, investing billions in a vision that only a niche audience asked for.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In Future Technologies That Create Value NFTs and the metaverse didn’t feature among the popular crypto narratives of 2024 in any dimension including mindshare.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
The lifting of his hat to the crowd after hitting his golf ball off some rocks in the metaverse?
—Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Meta gambled on the metaverse, investing billions in a vision that only a niche audience asked for.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
In Future Technologies That Create Value NFTs and the metaverse didn’t feature among the popular crypto narratives of 2024 in any dimension including mindshare.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Metaverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaverse. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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