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cyberspace
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/si:brspays`/ , n. 1. Notional information-space loaded with visual cues and
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navigable with brain-computer interfaces called cyberspace decks ; a
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characteristic prop of cyberpunk SF. Serious efforts to construct virtual
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reality interfaces modeled explicitly on Gibsonian cyberspace are under way,
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using more conventional devices such as glove sensors and binocular TV
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headsets. Few hackers are prepared to deny outright the possibility of a
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cyberspace someday evolving out of the network (see the network ). 2. The
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Internet or Matrix (sense #2) as a whole, considered as a crude cyberspace
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(sense 1). Although this usage became widely popular in the mainstream press
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during 1994 when the Internet exploded into public awareness, it is strongly
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deprecated among hackers because the Internet does not meet the high,
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SF-inspired standards they have for true cyberspace technology. Thus, this
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use of the term usually tags a wannabee or outsider. Oppose meatspace. 3.
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Occasionally, the metaphoric location of the mind of a person in hack mode.
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Some hackers report experiencing strong synesthetic imagery when in hack
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mode; interestingly, independent reports from multiple sources suggest that
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there are common features to the experience. In particular, the dominant
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colors of this subjective cyberspace are often gray and silver, and the
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imagery often involves constellations of marching dots, elaborate shifting
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patterns of lines and angles, or moire patterns.
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