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cyberhole en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English cyberhole From cyber- + hole.

Meanings

1. Internet oblivion.
   • Although many of you seem to believe your messages drop into a black cyberhole, I do read every one, and often find it surprising to see which columns stir up emotion and which seem to sink with barely a murmur. 2009 December 19, Alina Tugend, “Shortcuts: Readers Weigh In With Tips on Jobs and Money”, in The New York Times:
   • Consequently, their long-awaited decision letters were waiting unnecessarily in vacant cyberholes somewhere. 2004, Daniel C. Feldman, “The Devil is in the Details: Converting Good Research into Publishable Articles”, in Journal of Management, volume 16, number 1, →DOI:
   • But Tower did better than HBO, the Boston Business Journal, and some others, where the test messages apparently fell into a cyberhole. 2001 February 11, “Deep Visions”, in Boston Globe:

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