audio-visual

Combining sound, images

Audio-visual describes media or equipment that combines sound and images: audio-visual presentations, audio-visual equipment.

The term is common in educational and corporate settings, referring to projectors, screens, speakers, and related technology.

Often abbreviated A/V or AV: the A/V club, AV technician.

equipment

projector

Light-casting display device

screen · monitor · earphones · camera · soundbar · mixer · receiver · cables · HDMI · display

media

film

Movie or coating

multimedia · graphics · timelapse · slow-motion · high-definition · 4K · infographic · videography · broadcast · content

production

editing

Refining content for clarity

broadcasting · dubbing · subtitle · post-production · rendering · mixing · mastering · synchronization · playback · recording

sensory

perception

Mental interpretation of stimuli

seeing · synesthesia · sensation · integration · processing · cognitive

interactive

augmented-reality

Digital content superimposed on surroundings

responsive · real-time · gamification · engagement · multitouch · hands-on · participatory · feedback

presentation

slideshow

Sequential visual display

webinar · keynote · demonstration · workshop · briefing · symposium · screening · exhibit · training · educational

Opposites
sensory modality

audio-visualwritten

Composed in text

print · silent · tactile · textual · haptic

media complexity

audio-visualplain text

Unencoded readable characters

text-based · print media · static · unimodal · written word

Family

audiovisual

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G