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	The word "cyberspace" was coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson. The term was originally intended as a metaphor for virtual reality, but this more specific definition has fallen out of use and "cyberspace" has now become synonymous with related terms such as Internet and World Wide Web. As an example of its use as a synonym, anything said to exist either on the Internet or the World Wide Web can also be said to exist in Cyberspace.		The word "cyberspace" was coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson. It was first mentioned in his 1982 story ''Burning Chrome'' and then made popular by his 1984 novel ''Neuromancer''. The term was originally intended as a metaphor for virtual reality, but this more specific definition has fallen out of use and "cyberspace" has now become synonymous with related terms such as Internet and World Wide Web. As an example of its use as a synonym, anything said to exist either on the Internet or the World Wide Web can also be said to exist in Cyberspace.

	The opposing space to Cyberspace is [[Meatspace]].		The opposing space to Cyberspace is [[Meatspace]].

	Although Cyberspace is coined as a term that is ~~assosciated~~ mainly with the Internet and the World Wide Web. The term Cyberspace is actually applicable to most electronic equipment. Cyberspace is the term used when attempting to describe using a physical and tangible thought where digital data flows between networks. In order to ~~perveive~~ Cyberspace, one must not think of it as a physical place for example a room whereby you could walk into and say you are in cyberspace. But rather it is a conceptual idea where a term is given to a place that does not really exist in physical space but rather only in a theoretical and mathematical point of view.		Although Cyberspace is coined as a term that is associated mainly with the Internet and the World Wide Web. The term Cyberspace is actually applicable to most electronic equipment. Cyberspace is the term used when attempting to describe using a physical and tangible thought where digital data flows between networks. In order to perceive Cyberspace, one must not think of it as a physical place for example a room whereby you could walk into and say you are in cyberspace. But rather it is a conceptual idea where a term is given to a place that does not really exist in physical space but rather only in a theoretical and mathematical point of view.



	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace#Cyberspace_as_an_Internet_metaphor check out the Wikipedia definition for Cyberspace]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace#Cyberspace_as_an_Internet_metaphor check out the Wikipedia definition for Cyberspace]

Sash037 at 01:27, 17 March 2009

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			== Cyberspace ==


	The word "cyberspace" was coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson. The term was originally intended as a metaphor for virtual reality, but this more specific definition has fallen out of use and "cyberspace" has now become synonymous with related terms such as Internet and World Wide Web. As an example of its use as a synonym, anything said to exist either on the Internet or the World Wide Web can also be said to exist in Cyberspace.		The word "cyberspace" was coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson. The term was originally intended as a metaphor for virtual reality, but this more specific definition has fallen out of use and "cyberspace" has now become synonymous with related terms such as Internet and World Wide Web. As an example of its use as a synonym, anything said to exist either on the Internet or the World Wide Web can also be said to exist in Cyberspace.

	The opposing space to Cyberspace is [[Meatspace]].		The opposing space to Cyberspace is [[Meatspace]].

			Although Cyberspace is coined as a term that is assosciated mainly with the Internet and the World Wide Web. The term Cyberspace is actually applicable to most electronic equipment. Cyberspace is the term used when attempting to describe using a physical and tangible thought where digital data flows between networks. In order to perveive Cyberspace, one must not think of it as a physical place for example a room whereby you could walk into and say you are in cyberspace. But rather it is a conceptual idea where a term is given to a place that does not really exist in physical space but rather only in a theoretical and mathematical point of view.

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace#Cyberspace_as_an_Internet_metaphor check out the Wikipedia definition for Cyberspace]

Scor059 at 01:25, 17 March 2009

2009-03-17T01:25:26Z

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The word "cyberspace" was coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson. The term was originally intended as a metaphor for virtual reality, but this more specific definition has fallen out of use and "cyberspace" has now become synonymous with related terms such as Internet and World Wide Web. As an example of its use as a synonym, anything said to exist either on the Internet or the World Wide Web can also be said to exist in Cyberspace.

The opposing space to Cyberspace is [[Meatspace]].