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cyberspaceThe notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs/

Korean meaning: 컴퓨터 네트워크를 통한 커뮤니케이션이 일어나는 가상의 환경, 사이버공간

Korean pronunciation: **사이**버스페이스

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother still thinks cyberspace is where robots go to meditate
  • Criminals are increasingly operating in cyberspace rather than physical locations
  • He spends so much time in cyberspace that he forgot what sunlight looks like

cyberspace

NOUN

//ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs//

The notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs

cyberspace concept
💡 Concept

He wanders through cyberspace, chatting with strangers across the globe at midnight.

cyberspace rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From workplace to marketplace, all in cyberspace!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsaɪbəˌspeɪs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcyber--
Rootspace

Origin

1980년대 공상과학 소설가 윌리엄 깁슨이 처음 만든 용어로, '사이버네틱스(cybernetics)'와 '공간(space)'을 결합하여 탄생했다

🎵Rhyme

workplacefireplacemarketplace
workplace
fireplace
marketplace

🔗Collocations

navigate cyberspace
cyberspace security
venture into cyberspace
cyberspace governance
lost in cyberspace
cyberspace threats

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother still thinks cyberspace is where robots go to meditate

Criminals are increasingly operating in cyberspace rather than physical locations

😄 Fun example

He spends so much time in cyberspace that he forgot what sunlight looks like

International law struggles to keep up with crimes committed in cyberspace

📚Related Words

Synonyms

virtual spacedigital realmonline environmentvirtual realityinternet space

Antonyms

physical spacereal worldoffline environment

Related

cybersecurityvirtual realityinternetdigital worldonline platform

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