cyberspace
The origin and history of cyberspace.
Etymology
Coined by science-fiction writer William Gibson, blending cybernetics and space, first in his 1982 short story collection Burning Chrome and popularized in his 1984 novel Neuromancer.
Class of 1982
cyberspace first entered the language around 1982. Other words from the same year:
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