Cyberspace

Cyberspace, in computer jargon, the community of networked computers and the culture that has developed among users of these computers. The term was coined by American writer William Gibson and first used in his 1984 science fiction novel Neuromancer, in which he described cyberspace as a place of “unthinkable complexity.” The term has given rise to a vocabulary of “cyberterms,” such as cybercafes (cafes that sell coffee and computer time), cybermalls (online shopping services), and cyberjunkies (people addicted to being online).