The Real World, an American television show airing on MTV in which seven strangers are chosen to live together in a home

Reality, in everyday usage, means "the state of things as they actually exist." [1] [2] The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. Reality in this sense may include both being...

"Real World" (song), a hit single by American rock band Matchbox Twenty.

"The Real World" (Stargate Atlantis), a Stargate Atlantis episode from season 3

Real life

Real World Magazine A nationwide graduate careers magazine in the United Kingdom

Real World Records, a record label owned by recording artist Peter Gabriel

The Real World?, a play by Michel Tremblay

Real world (also "real life") is a phrase used to refer to the physical reality of everyday life which humans on the planet earth experiences; it is also referred to as the human condition. More specifically, the term has both context-dependent meanings, and also occurs as a proper name.

direct personal engagement in some (usually "serious") activity; in contrast to leisure or recreational activities, especially those related to the Internet.

real world military exercise: combat; in contrast to a simulation or a field exercise, or other military operation that does not involve armed conflict with hostile forces.

an application for a recently-developed innovation, especially one that is the result of extensive research and development.

any of various observable phenomena that may be relevant under a particular scientific hypothesis or mathematical theory.

a broad set of concepts recognized by experts as falling within a particular academic discipline. (Such as the concepts social network, computer network, neural network, and epidemiology; all "real world" concepts falling within the discipline of Network theory).

a fact, non-fictional; the opposite of characters, events or places described in a work of fiction.

a literary device in which fictional events are depicted in multiple "realms," one of which is called the "real world". (See e.g., Cool World, Metaverse, The Matrix, Fantasy world).

Meatspace (neologism): inter-personal activity involving the physical presence of individuals; in contrast to activity that transpires in virtual reality or a virtual world.

Non-virtual: any of several activities or concepts upon which a virtual world is based. The "real world" is whatever is being emulated in such environments. (See. e.g., Virtual economy, Simulated environment).