Cyberspace

"A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts. … A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace(sic) of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding."

The word cyberspace was coined by William Gibson in the novelette Burning Chrome, but was more notably popularized by the above quote from page 69 of his latter publication, Neuromancer in 1984.

by Prawnshu August 19, 2010

cyberspace

A slang term for the internet.

Hey, I'm surfing in cyberspace.

by Celestasia May 8, 2005

cyberspace

(verb) - to forget about another task because one is on the internet.

"Dude, you're burning the pancakes!" "Sorry, I cyberspaced it."

by CAMetgirl February 5, 2010

cyberspace

when one gets so high they feel as though they've slipped into another realm; when one gets way too high while alone to the point one can barely move.

Man, I smoked like four bowls last night by myself. I totally went into cyberspace.

by cmt440 June 6, 2010

Cyberspace

A progressing virtual world of global computers having networks of interdependent information technology infrastructures, telecommunications networks and computer processing systems in which online interactions takes place.

Cyberspace is a progressing virtual world of global computers having networks.

by s j tubrazy April 19, 2013

Cyberspace

Cyberspace refers to the virtual computer world, and more specifically, is an electronic medium used to form a global computer network to facilitate online communication.

Most computer-related businesses have some kind of presence in cyberspace.

by AFCOMan2k18 October 27, 2018

Cyberspace Black Hole

Any web site where, upon entry, hours of time collapse, sucked into infinity as you struggle to break free from the mesmerizing yet senseless, non-productive locale. Often seemingly innocuous on the outside and discovered quite by accident, Cyberspace Black Holes are known to cause unaccountable absences from work, school and important events, and should be considered particularly dangerous for the time-constrained and those who wish to keep their jobs.

After Billy had missed a week of work and no one had heard from him, police broke down his door fearing foul play only to find him sitting at his computer, dehydrated and malnourished but alive, laughing hysterically as he scrolled page after page of the Cyberspace Black Hole he had entered eight days earlier.

by FatrCat November 12, 2009