Metaverse is one of three terms the public can vote on for the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, following Facebook’s rebranding to Meta (META) last year.

For the first time in its history, Oxford Languages ​​has opened its Word of the Year contest to the public. This is giving people around the world a voice in their final process.

His team of lexicographers narrowed down the most influential words of 2022 to a selection of just three. Users can choose their favorite through a survey on the Oxford Languages ​​website.

Describing the impact of the metaverse this year, the website said: “We see the conceptual future brought to the vernacular in 2022. From hybrid VR work to debates…