cyberspace

[ sahy-ber-speys ]
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noun
  1. the realm of electronic communication.

Origin of cyberspace

1
First recorded in 1980–85; cyber(netics) + space; coined by American-Canadian sci-fi author William Gibson (born 1948)

word story For cyberspace

See internet.

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British Dictionary definitions for cyberspace

cyberspace

/ (ˈsaɪbəˌspeɪs) /


noun
  1. 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

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Scientific definitions for cyberspace

cyberspace

[ bər-spās′ ]


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

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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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