cyberspace
Where websites exist
Cyberspace is the notional environment where digital communication and online activity occur—the interconnected realm of computers, networks, and the internet experienced as a place rather than infrastructure.
Kids today spend half their lives in cyberspace.
The term emerged from science fiction but now appears in serious contexts like cybersecurity policy and international law.
It implies a space you enter or navigate, distinct from physical reality.
Digital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- immersionState of being submerged
- simulationImitation of real processes
3D · MMORPG · telepresence · hologram · augmented-reality · virtuality · presence · embodiment
Web access program
- websiteOnline page collection
- URLWeb location identifier
- homepageSite's main entry
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
navigation · streaming · download · upload · search · bookmark · cookies · surfing
Knowledge about something
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- codeSymbolic communication system
- binaryConsisting of two parts
byte · encryption · file · digital · metadata · bit · packet · archive
Interconnected system
- serverOne who attends tables
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
IP · TCP · domain · hosting · cloud · datacenter · gateway · modem
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
breach · VPN · cybercrime · ransomware · botnet · DDoS · intrusion · hacking
avatar
Digital user representation
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
- VRSimulated immersive environment
- immersionState of being submerged
simulation · 3D · MMORPG · telepresence · hologram · augmented-reality · virtuality · presence · embodiment
browser
Web access program
hyperlink · navigation · streaming · download · upload · search · bookmark · cookies · surfing · online
information
Knowledge about something
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- codeSymbolic communication system
binary · byte · encryption · file · digital · metadata · bit · packet · archive · backup
network
Interconnected system
- serverOne who attends tables
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
protocol · IP · TCP · domain · hosting · cloud · datacenter · gateway · modem · Ethernet
encryption
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
authentication · breach · VPN · cybercrime · ransomware · botnet · DDoS · intrusion · hacking · antivirus
netizen
Active online participant
troll · influencer · viral · hashtag · cyberpunk · anonymity · handle · lurker · flaming · emoji
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- digital spaceschatroom, website, homepage, inbox, cloud
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- Sci-Fi Settingsspaceship, starship, alien planet, moon base, Mars colony
- cyberpunkchrome, cyberware, implant, augmentation, augment
- virtual worldsavatar, metaverse, sim, teleport, VR worlds
cyberspacemeatspace
Physical world, not virtual
physical world · real world · physical space · physical reality · three-dimensional space
cyberspaceoffline
Not internet-connected
IRL · face-to-face · in person · unplugged · off the grid
cyberspacenature
Inherent quality or disposition
wilderness · outdoors · the wild · natural environment · biosphere