Word of the Day:
cyberspace
What It Means
A world of information accessed through the Internet.
The Internet as a whole.
A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.
Cyberspace in Context
“However, some have accused cyberspace of provoking a dangerous collapse in the old order of civilised society. The shift in the balance of power online has given rise to a more powerful concern: the rise of the uncivil web.”
Did You Know?
Blend of cybernetics + space, equivalent to cyber- + space, coined by American-Canadian speculative fiction writer William Gibson in his short story collection Burning Chrome (1982) and popularized in his novel Neuromancer (1984).
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