As the term implies, "multimedia" literally involves using
more than one type of media--usually text, graphics,
animation and sound--to produce an object. Traditional
"static" Web pages, therefore, could be considered
multimedia, since they usually incorporate both text and
graphics. However, the term multimedia is most often used
in Web parlance to refer to the inclusion of audio, video
and/or animation in a Web page.

Recently, the advent of new Web multimedia standards
such as Shockwave and VRML have expanded the
meaning of the term even further.