Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

information superhighway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: in-for-ma-tion -su-per-high-way
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

8

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Developed nations also are moving at high speed toward the information superhighway being spearheaded by telephone technology. Britain, France, Germany, and other European nations are experimenting with high-tech phonery."
"Internet technologies and various software platforms make it much easier to communicate and find information about others' online communication. a For many – especially the younger generation – the “sacred precincts” of private life have extended onto the information superhighway."

Etymology

From information + superhighway. The high-speed access to information is likened to fast travel on a superhighway. Early uses competed with information highway and Infobahn.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

information superhighways (plural)

Phrases

World Wide Web

Frequently Paired Words

tubes World Wide Web

Synonyms

cloud cyberspace digital highway Infobahn information highway information superhighway Internet Intertubes interweb Net series of tubes t'internet

Questions

What does information superhighway mean?: The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.
Where does information superhighway come from?: From information + superhighway. The high-speed access to information is likened to fast travel on a superhighway. Early uses competed with information highway and Infobahn.

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