information superhighway

in·for·ma·tion su·per·high·way

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-fer-mey-shuh n soo-per-hahy-wey, soo-per-hahy-wey]
- /ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən ˈsu pərˌhaɪ weɪ, ˌsu pərˈhaɪˌweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-fer-mey-shuh n soo-per-hahy-wey, soo-per-hahy-wey]
- /ˌɪn fərˈmeɪ ʃən ˈsu pərˌhaɪ weɪ, ˌsu pərˈhaɪˌweɪ/

Definitions of information superhighway words

noun information superhighway internet 1
noun Definition of information superhighway in Technology (communications) (Or "Infobahn", "Info Strada") The name coined by US Vice-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the emerging high-speed global communications network capable of carrying voice, data, video, and other services around the world. These services use satellite, copper cable, optical fibre, mobile telecommunications, and are accessible via set-top boxes or suitably equipped computers. See also National Information Infrastructure. 1
noun information superhighway the concept of a worldwide network of computers capable of transferring all types of digital information at high speed 0
noun information superhighway the Internet or other extensive computer network 0
noun information superhighway a hypothetical electronic communications network encompassing computer networks, television, telephones, etc. 0
noun information superhighway (dated, computing) The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

internet — a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
net — net income, profit, or the like.
web — something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
world wide web — a system of extensively interlinked hypertext documents: a branch of the Internet (usually preceded by the). Abbreviation: WWW.
cyberspace — In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.

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