cyberdiversity

cyberdiversity

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ diversity

Noun

cyberdiversity (uncountable)

1. (computing) diversity of computerised data or formats
   • 1999, US Congress, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, The Melissa virus: inoculating our information technology from emerging threats

     Melissa suggests that cyberdiversity akin to biodiversity is a much more sensible strategy, because it was precisely the prevailing monoculture that was affected by Melissa — as had been expected.

   • 2014, AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report 2014: Focus 2014: The Use of New

     Formats of activities and closed, inalterable, preserved objects, will give way, either because of their own material condition or because of the protection of regulations, to works that, because of the way they are conceived, will be capable of havingtheir pieces extracted and recombined amongst themselves or with others obtained from the bulk offerings. This recombination will also propel cyberdiversity (when biodiversity on this side of the mirror is in decline).