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Cyberspace - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cyberspace : (noun)
1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols
to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: Internet,
Net]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cyberspace :
/si:'ber-spays/ 1. (Coined by William Gibson)
Notional "information-space" loaded with visual cues and
navigable with brain-computer interfaces called "cyberspace
decks"; a characteristic prop of cyberpunk SF. In 1991
serious efforts to construct virtual reality interfaces
modelled explicitly on Gibsonian cyberspace were already under
way, using more conventional devices such as glove sensors and
binocular TV headsets. Few hackers are prepared to deny
outright the possibility of a cyberspace someday evolving out
of the network (see network, the).
2. Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a
person in hack mode. Some hackers report experiencing
strong eidetic imagery when in hack mode; interestingly,
independent reports from multiple sources suggest that there
are common features to the experience. In particular, the
dominant colours of this subjective "cyberspace" are often
grey and silver, and the imagery often involves constellations
of marching dots, elaborate shifting patterns of lines and
angles, or moire patterns.
[{Jargon File]
(1999-02-01)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Cyberspace : /si:'br-spays`/ n. 1. Notional `information-space' loaded
with visual cues and navigable with brain-computer interfaces called
`cyberspace decks'; a characteristic prop of cyberpunk SF. Serious
efforts to construct virtual reality interfaces modeled explicitly on
Gibsonian cyberspace are under way, using more conventional devices such
as glove sensors and binocular TV headsets. Few hackers are prepared to
deny outright the possibility of a cyberspace someday evolving out of
the network (see the network). 2. The Internet or Matrix (sense #2)
as a whole, considered as a crude cyberspace (sense 1). Although this
usage became widely popular in the mainstream press during 1994 when the
Internet exploded into public awareness, it is strongly deprecated among
hackers because the Internet does not meet the high, SF-inspired
standards they have for true cyberspace technology. Thus, this use of
the term usually tags a wannabee or outsider. Oppose meatspace. 3.
Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a person in hack
mode. Some hackers report experiencing strong eidetic imagery when in
hack mode; interestingly, independent reports from multiple sources
suggest that there are common features to the experience. In particular,
the dominant colors of this subjective `cyberspace' are often gray and
silver, and the imagery often involves constellations of marching dots,
elaborate shifting patterns of lines and angles, or moire patterns.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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