
Cyberspace
WordNet
noun
(1) A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
WiktionaryText
Etymology
A portmanteau of cybernetics and space, coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson in his 1982 short story collection Burning Chrome and popularized in his 1984 novel Neuromancer.
Noun
- A world of information through the Internet.
- A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.