If you cannot walk without assistanc up or down stairs, you may want to buy a battery operated lift. This is because, should there be a power outage, sans electricity, the battery operated stair lift will continue to work, getting you safely downstairs. This will not be the case for the electric lift; although there are those that come with battery back up.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Media. Media are the storage and transmission channels or tools used to store and deliver information or data. It is often referred to as synonymous with mass media or news media, but may refer to a single medium used to communicate any data for any purpose.
noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications. adjective. 2. of, relating to, or involving the use of multimedia. 3. having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.