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cyberequivalent en · NOUN

Etymology

From cyber- + equivalent.

Meanings

1. An equivalent of something, in terms of computers.
   • Anyone who has attended a technology conference or registered on a Web site is deluged with the cyberequivalent of junk mail. 1997 December 15, Computerworld, volume 31, number 50:
   • This is the cyberequivalent of the campfire or the front porch and goes way back to oral traditions of storytelling. 1998, Jon Samsel, Darryl Wimberley, Writing for interactive media, page 67:
   • Big Mistake #1 is thinking that the Delete key is the cyberequivalent of a paper shredder. 2008, Linda Volonino, Reynaldo Anzaldua, Computer forensics for dummies, page 8:

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