superhighway
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌhaɪweɪ/
- Texting
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autopista de la información
- Place metaphors most commonly applied to computer networks include the electronic frontier, cyberspace, and the information superhighway.
- information superhighway
- electronic superhighway
- interplanetary superhighway
Examples
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The information superhighway, we are to conclude, will be even more effective in facilitating freedom and democracy.
Academic text (2016) -
It's as if the Information Superhighway ended in here.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's the new information superhighway, and pay attention now, kids.
Fiction book (1995) -
The entertainment industry is not about to let the superhighway pass it by.
Academic text (1994) -
"The information superhighway," Brown continues, "will present enormous challenges for educational institutions."
Academic text (1994) -
At one point, the two found themselves whizzing smoothly along on a superhighway.
Academic text (1992) -
David LaMacchia was a sort of Robin Hood on the information superhighway.
Academic text (1998) -
While time stood virtually still at RBTV... Bullwinkle surfed the information superhighway on his way to save the day!
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The advent of the information superhighway has transformed how we access knowledge and entertainment.
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Businesses are increasingly relying on the superhighway to reach their customers through digital marketing.
Synonyms
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4.2
A large electronic network like the internet that moves information quickly
A worldwide computer network that sends information quickly
Compounds
- Archaic
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4.2
A large electronic network like the internet that moves information quickly
How Fast
- Specialized
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3.9
- Texting
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4.2
- Texting
45
2.8
- Specialized
11
4.1
- Archaic
4
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Superhighway was later used for the 'information superhighway' to picture a wide highway where information moves fast, so it now means the internet or a very fast network that carries sound, video, and other data.