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cyberspace

[sahy-ber-speys]

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noun

the realm of electronic communication.
virtual reality.

cyberspace

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noun

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

cyberspace

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

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyberspace¹

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

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James Sullivan, director of Cyber and Tech at defence think tank Rusi, notes there are also some questions around cyberspace.

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And then with these phones, we began living in cyberspace, so we are living in the internet.

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The greatest science-fiction writer of his generation, the man who coined the term “cyberspace,” Gibson has been very busy.

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The scene of all-consuming misery sparked his concept for a more rewarding type of platform, one based in cyberspace, with the power to drive news stories and generate questions in Parliament.

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The rapper had been charged with a string of offences, including spreading lies in cyberspace, disruption of public order and propaganda against the establishment.

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