cybertown en · NOUN
Etymology
From cyber- + town.
Meanings
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The social equivalent of a town on the Internet or in cyberspace; an online community.
Unlike the many artificial worlds being built today on the Internet — including elaborate cybertowns with "virtual" apartments — the PlaceHolder reinforces the sense of place with ambient 3-D sound and kinesthetic appropriation.
1998, Michael Heim, Virtual Realism, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cybertowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |