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cyberspace
noun
cy·ber·space
ˈsī-bər-ˌspās
: the online world of computer networks and especially the Internet
Examples of cyberspace in a Sentence
We send e-mails through cyberspace.
Recent Examples on the Web
China's Salt Typhoon Telecom Breaches Espionage operations are a fact of life, and relentless Chinese campaigns have been a constant in cyberspace for years now.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
There is precedent for such a move: Last year Beijing barred operators of key infrastructure from buying products from U.S. memory chipmaker Micron after its cyberspace regulator said Micron’s products had serious network security risks following a review.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
The borderless nature of cyberspace has rendered conventional defense strategies obsolete.
—Songyee Yoon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Changing World, Changing Role Not so long ago, before cyberspace existed (at least to the layperson), marketing was a 20th-century professional discipline that relied on channels such as print, television and radio.
—Mike Maynard, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1982, in the meaning defined above
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“Cyberspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyberspace. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
cyberspace
noun
cy·ber·space
ˈsī-bər-ˌspās
: the online world of computer networks
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