Matrix

Etymology
From the 1984 novel ' and popularized in the 1999 movie '.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.
 * 2) * 2017, Chuck Lorre Productions #557 (post-episode text), "The Recollection Dissipation", 
 * Recent events have made it abundantly clear that the fabric of the universe is unraveling. Reality as you know it, the matrix if you will, is dissolving.
 * 1)  A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory.
 * Recent events have made it abundantly clear that the fabric of the universe is unraveling. Reality as you know it, the matrix if you will, is dissolving.
 * 1)  A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  matrix