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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
European governments wonder if Trump will continue US support of Ukraine and NATO in a conflict with Russia that has partly played out in cyberspace.
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Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Three elements of the redesign (Readings, Annotation, the Index) anticipated the sensibility soon to venture forth on the wine-dark sea of cyberspace.
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Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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.
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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.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 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 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
cyberspace
noun
cy·ber·space
ˈsī-bər-ˌspās
: the online world of computer networks
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