infotainment
noun
in·fo·tain·ment
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Definition of infotainment
: television programs that present information (such as news) in a manner intended to be entertaining
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The car infotainment wars continue as Google hooks up with General Motors. — Wired, "An Electric Porsche, a Tesla Probe, and More Car News This Week," 6 Sep. 2019 The top half of this screen is permanently home to the climate controls; the bottom half works as a trackpad controller for the infotainment system. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Porsche finally shows the interior of its new electric car," 22 Aug. 2019 Back in April, the podcast Reply All did an entire episode on a Mazda 2016 sedanâs infotainment system, which would crash whenever it was asked to play the podcast 99% Invisible over Bluetooth. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Having âNullâ as a license plate is about as much of a nightmare as youâd expect," 14 Aug. 2019 That said, company officials say the problems are more centered on the infotainment system than the engine or transmission, problems common to most other automakers. — Larry Printz, Dallas News, "The 2020 Subaru Outback is a family hauling staple, even after six generations," 10 Aug. 2019 An optional new Intelligent Seat Fold function allows reconfiguration of second- and third-row seats using switches inside the tailgate, on the C-pillar, via the infotainment touchscreen, or remotely using a smartphone. — Arv Voss, Houston Chronicle, "Land Rover Discovery updated for 2019," 20 July 2019 Drivers can also text, adjust the climate controls or operate infotainment systems using simple voice commands. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Driver education: Shopping for back-to-school wheels takes studious research," 31 July 2019 Among the notable updates is a new dual-screen infotainment system that replaces the previous MMI dial on the shift console to access cabin functions, performance preferences, phone-audio connectivity and navigation. — Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "2019 Audi A7 Sportback: a continental grand tourer," 26 July 2019 The duo responsible for uncovering the vulnerability accessed the carâs web browser, executed code on its firmware and displayed a message on the infotainment system before making off with the Model 3 and $375,000. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Here's how hackers are making your Tesla, GM and Chrysler less vulnerable to attack," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infotainment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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infotainment
noun
English Language Learners Definition of infotainment
: television programs that present information (such as news) in a way that is meant to be entertaining
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