information superhighway

American  

[in-fer-mey-shuhn soo-per-hahy-wey] / ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən ˈsu pərˌhaɪ weɪ /

1. a large-scale communications network providing a variety of often interactive services, as text databases, email, and audio and video materials, accessed through computers, television sets, etc.

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information superhighway British  

noun

1. the concept of a worldwide network of computers capable of transferring all types of digital information at high speed

2. another name for the internet

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information superhighway Cultural  

1. A term that describes all of the infrastructure, including cable, satellites, and assorted hardware, that allows information to be transferred at great speed over large distances to all people.

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The term implies an analogy between the construction of an information infrastructure in the Internet age with the construction of the interstate highway system constructed in the last half of the twentieth century.

Etymology

Origin of information superhighway

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Because the spinal cord is the information superhighway connecting the brain with the body, damage to the spinal cord can lead to paralysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

People called it the information superhighway and stuff.

From The Verge • Oct. 28, 2021

Intrigued — make that mystified — I’d scour the interwebs every six months or so, looking for some sign that my beloved pipe brand had found an on-ramp to the information superhighway.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021

For all your apps and devices that want to stream data, it’s the equivalent of adding a whole new lane to your home’s information superhighway.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2021

Apparently, Mom has forgotten that school is like an information superhighway.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz