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information superhighway

information superhighway noun: the Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.

Noun

information superhighway (plural information superhighways)

  1. (dated) The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.
    • Developed nations also are moving at high speed toward the information superhighway being spearheaded by telephone technology. Britain, France, Germany, and other European nations are experimenting with high-tech phonery.1994 May, Gary Turbak, “The Phone Phenomenon”, in The Rotarian, volume 164, number 5, page 32
    • Internet technologies and various software platforms make it much easier to communicate and find information about others' online communication. a For many – especially the younger generation – the “sacred precincts” of private life have extended onto the information superhighway.2011, Bryce Clayton Newell, “Rethinking Reasonable Expectations of Privacy in Online Social Networks”, in Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, volume 17, number 4, page 2

Synonyms of information superhighway

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Forms of information superhighway

pluralinformation superhighways

Origin of information superhighway

From information + superhighway. The high-speed access to information is likened to fast travel on a superhighway. Early uses competed with information highway and Infobahn.

Questions about information superhighway

What does information superhighway mean?
Information superhighway means the Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.
What part of speech is information superhighway?
Information superhighway is a noun.
What is the plural of information superhighway?
The plural of information superhighway is information superhighways.

Words near information superhighway in the dictionary

  1. information silos
  2. information societies
  3. information society
  4. information space
  5. information studies
  6. information superhighway
  7. information superhighways
  8. information symmetry
  9. information system
  10. information systems
  11. information technologies

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