Adobe Shockwave Glossary Definition

Term Adobe Shockwave
Definition

Adobe Shockwave is a discontinued Adobe Web multimedia runtime associated with Director content.

It is retained because it remains useful in legacy files, migration work, historical documentation, or archived workflows.

Context & Usage

It remains useful in legacy Web, eLearning, and multimedia migration discussions where Shockwave files or browser plug-ins appear. Former or related names include Shockwave.

Related concepts include Adobe Director and Legacy System.

Categories Instructional Design, Technical Training, and Learning Development, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies