A world of information accessed through the Internet.
Used in a Sentence
cyberspace
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cyberspace.
Editorial note
There is nothing about cyberspace that obsoletes the idea that private property gives a blanket right to exclude.
Examples17
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A world of information accessed through the Internet.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cyberspace gathered in one view.
(by extension, somewhat dated) The Internet as a whole.
(science fiction) A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cyberspace.
noun
A world of information accessed through the Internet.
noun
(by extension, somewhat dated) The Internet as a whole.
noun
(science fiction) A three-dimensional representation of virtual space in a computer network.
Example sentences
There is nothing about cyberspace that obsoletes the idea that private property gives a blanket right to exclude.
The team behind Mondo were cyberspace missionaries spinning tales of a digital utopia, inspiring us to realize it.
But look, the internet isn't just textmode anymore, and it doesn't exist just in cyberspace anymore.
This is one example of data sharing - another large investment being made by the US to secure its cyberspace.
That may be true, but all we have to go on are little letters in cyberspace.
Sure, there are some nasty blights upon cyberspace in this regard (ahem, Facebook, Apple), but other players are still keeping the dream alive to some extent (e.g.
This happens in cyberspace all the time (just look at any HN discussion about airport security): what reason do we have to believe that in meatspace people would behave differently?
(It really is beautiful--I grew up on IRC myself.) But look, the internet isn't just textmode anymore, and it doesn't exist just in cyberspace anymore.
> Prosecutors said he was more like a drug kingpin, profiting from cyberspace sales of illegal wares, and that he allegedly tried to arrange at least five murders to protect his business.
Actually, it does imply the laws are different, considering the folks who wrote the laws at the time were not considering their cyber implications, and the folks interpreting the laws in courts (judges) themselves have a different set of expectations and understanding when it comes to cyberspace.
The word 'cyberspace' itself is poetic, not literal, and using 'space'/'place' as drumbeat metaphors, without adjustments, will mislead us, and will not result in the fair, efficient results we want from law.
Quote examples
So they agree not to do battle "in cyberspace", whatever these bigwigs think that is, but does this mean communication systems will be off-limits for attacks in wartime?
See also "Code and other laws of cyberspace"; APIs are part of that.
If only war was completely in "cyberspace" and no one got physically hurt...
Remember those "manifestos of cyberspace" from the 1990s?
Proper noun examples
Just now I looked up the United States Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command only to find that it's know known as the United States Marine Core Forces Cyberspace.
I'm not sure that the general public could end up with something as eloquent and succinctly expressed as John Perry Barlow's A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace[1].
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cyberspace in a sentence?
There is nothing about cyberspace that obsoletes the idea that private property gives a blanket right to exclude.
What does cyberspace mean?
A world of information accessed through the Internet.
What part of speech is cyberspace?
cyberspace is commonly used as noun.