cyberspace
pronunciation
How to pronounce cyberspace in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪbəspeɪs]
How to pronounce cyberspace in American English:
US [ˈsaɪbərspeɪs]
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- Noun:
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Word Origin
- cyberspace (n.)
- 1982, often as two words at first, coined by science fiction writer William Gibson (best known for "Neuromancer") and used by him in a short story published in 1982, from cyber- (see cybernetics) + space (n.).
Example
- 1. Many of these goals are equally applicable to cyberspace .
- 2. What information is available about you in cyberspace ?
- 3. Cyberspace produces a constant supply of words and phrases .
- 4. Any other lucid dreamers out there in cyberspace ?
- 5. The second part briefly describes cyberspace .