medium
noun
general
“A means of effecting or conveying something: such as
(a) plural usually: media
(1) a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment
- compare mass medium
(2) a publication or broadcast that carries advertising
(3) a mode of artistic expression or communication
- as his literary mediumhe has chosen a biographical form—Ernest Newman
(4) something (such as a magnetic disk) on which information may be stored
(b) media (plural) digital audio or video files available for playback or streaming
- … the free video broadcasts can be downloaded to portable mediaplayers from a number of popular pod[cast] and vodcast Web sites. - Steve Miller
- Apple's current keyboards can use the function keys … for alternate functions such as controlling volume, screen brightness, mediaplayback …- Dan Frakes
(c) material or technical means of artistic expression (such as paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or literary or musical form)”
Definition Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium