Matrix

Proper noun

1. A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.
   • “The matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games,” said the voice-over, “in early graphics programs and military experimentation with cranial jacks.” […] “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by...
   • Now some folks want to claim that we're in the Matrix right now (or that the physical world is an illusion). - 2009 September 23, possum, “Re: In which the Trollpa evinzes hizzelf aza profezzional nuizzance”, in...
   • 2017, Chuck Lorre Productions #557 (post-episode text), "The Recollection Dissipation", The Big Bang Theory Recent events have made it abundantly clear that the fabric of the universe is unraveling. Reality as you know...
2. A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory.
   • They claimed that Paraguay’s accommodating immigration laws have proved attractive to Germans who want to “escape the matrix” and flee the “deep state and one world order”. - 2022 January 27, William Costa,...