cyberequivalent

cyberequivalent

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ equivalent

Noun

cyberequivalent (plural cyberequivalents)

1. An equivalent of something, in terms of computers.
   • 1997, Computerworld (volume 31, number 50, 15 December 1997)

     Anyone who has attended a technology conference or registered on a Web site is deluged with the cyberequivalent of junk mail.

   • 1998, Jon Samsel, Darryl Wimberley, Writing for interactive media (page 67)

     This is the cyberequivalent of the campfire or the front porch and goes way back to oral traditions of storytelling.

   • 2008, Linda Volonino, Reynaldo Anzaldua, Computer forensics for dummies (page 8)

     Big Mistake #1 is thinking that the Delete key is the cyberequivalent of a paper shredder.