In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.
[computing]
cyberspace in British English
(ˈsaɪbəˌspeɪs)
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 in American English
(ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs)
noun
the electronic system of interlinked networks of computers, bulletin boards, etc. that is thought of as being a boundless environment providing access to information, interactive communication, and, in science fiction, a form of virtual reality
Word origin
cybernetic + space: coined by William Gibson (1948- ), U.S. writer, in his novel Neuromancer (1984)
Examples of 'cyberspace' in a sentence
cyberspace
This can be the barrier to them entering cyberspace.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a macabre reminder of how cyberspace has become a conduit for scenes of death.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But this is also a lesson for all those innocents who think cyberspace chat rooms are just fun.
The Sun (2009)
As it spreads its tentacles through space and cyberspace, citizens of the real world should remember: they have a choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
cyberspace
British English: cyberspace NOUN
In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.