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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
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
Notably, Stuxnet was one of the first times a cyberattack had a manifestation outside cyberspace, causing the centrifuges to spin out of control unnoticed.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
By rebuilding the order to include new areas or issues in which India has a deep interest—technology and cyberspace, for example—the United States can induce more buy-in from India and set the norms for future cooperation or restraint.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 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 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
cyberspace
noun
cy·ber·space
ˈsī-bər-ˌspās
: the online world of computer networks
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