What Does MR Mean in a Text?
The Quick Answer
MR means "Mixed Reality" and "Mentally Retarded."Mixed Reality
Mixed reality (MR) is the merging of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to produce new environments and visualizations, where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time.Mentally Retarded
In general text chat, MR is sometimes used as an insult to refer to someone as "Mentally Retarded."Image for MR
"Mixed Reality" is the most common definition of MR.
Summary of Key Points
| MR (Definition 1) | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | Mixed Reality |
| Type: | Abbreviation |
| Guessability: |  3: Guessable |
| Typical Users: |  Adults and Teenagers |
| MR (Definition 2) | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | Mentally Retarded |
| Type: | Abbreviation |
| Guessability: | 3: Guessable |
| Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
An Academic Look at MR
As it is pronounced one letter at a time, MR is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words.
Example of MR Used in a Text
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