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Definition: hyper


A Greek word meaning "above" or "more than." In the common vernacular, hyper sometimes means "exaggeration." However, in the tech world, the word is used to mean "extremely large," "extremely fast," "more advanced" or "more automatic." See hyper, hyperlocal, hyperautomation, hyperconverged infrastructure and Hyper-G.