cyberspace

[ sahy-ber-speys ]

/ ˈsaɪ bərˌspeɪs /

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noun

the realm of electronic communication.

virtual reality.

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Origin of cyberspace

First recorded in 1980–85; cyber(netics) + space; coined by American-Canadian sci-fi author William Gibson (born 1948)

historical usage of cyberspace

See internet.

Words nearby cyberspace

cyberpet, cyberphobia, cyberpunk, cybersecurity, cybersex, cyberspace, cybersquatting, cyberstalking, cyberterrorism, cyberwar, cyberwarfare

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How to use cyberspace in a sentence

That’s why most of the action in cyberspace among cybersophisticated nations is focused on stealing secrets and intellectual property.
How the U.S. Is Spearheading Efforts to Thwart Chinese Cybercrime|Ian Bremmer|July 23, 2021|Time
When social media was just beginning, there were constant warnings urging you to remember that everything you post will exist somewhere in cyberspace forever, even if it’s deleted.
My Old Social Media Posts Are Painfully Embarrassing—But I Wish I Hadn’t Deleted So Many of Them|Courtney Cook|July 9, 2021|Time
In the meantime, Coinbase faces mounting competition abroad and in cyberspace.
The Coinbase IPO kicked off a new era in crypto—or did it?|John Detrixhe|June 12, 2021|Quartz
That’s according to a Pew Research Center report that came out in 2015, five years before the pandemic sent teens’ social lives, and so much else, even further into cyberspace.
Teens are terrible at breaking up. Here are six ways parents can help them improve.|Lisa A. Phillips|April 15, 2021|Washington Post

The platform lets the armed forces practice responding to missile warning scenarios and collaborate in cyberspace.
Space Force is using virtual-reality headsets to train its Guardians to work on satellites|Dalvin Brown|March 12, 2021|Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for cyberspace

cyberspace

/ (ˈsaɪbəˌspeɪs) /

noun

all of the data stored in a large computer or network represented as a three-dimensional model through which a virtual-reality user can move

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cyberspace

cyberspace

[ sī′bər-spās′ ]

The electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place.

Cultural definitions for cyberspace

cyberspace

The space in which computer transactions occur, particularly transactions between different computers. We say that images and text on the Internet exist in cyberspace, for example. The term is also often used in conjunction with virtual reality, designating the imaginary place where virtual objects exist. For example, if a computer produces a picture of a building that allows the architect to “walk” through and see what a design would look like, the building is said to exist in cyberspace.

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