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meatspace

British  
/ ˈmiːtˌspeɪs /

noun

  1. slang the real physical world, as contrasted with the world of cyberspace

"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

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But one new product brought A.I. from every app and website into the meatspace, forcing you to face it eye-to-eye.

From Slate Jan. 2, 2026

Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about his memes in meatspace.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

The throughline to today is taut, with genres by and marketed to women, particularly romance, gaining popularity on BookTok and thus seeping into the meatspace.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

Its lens of love focuses on the interplay of meatspace and insubstantial connections.

From New York Times May 3, 2022

The spokesperson described them as "NFT nerds" and said the platform's team was spread across different timezones and have mostly "never even met each other in meatspace".

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2022

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