gopherspace

gopherspace

English

Etymology

Gopher +‎ space

Noun

gopherspace (uncountable)

1. (Internet) The world of information available via the Gopher protocol.
   • 1995, David F. W. Robison, Jonathan Kochmer, The Internet passport: NorthWestNet's guide to our world online (page 301)

     How do you figure out where in gopherspace a particular kind of resource might be hiding?

   • 1995, David Angell, Brent D. Heslop, The Internet business companion: growing your business in the electronic age (page 123)

     This chapter explains how to set up shop and do business in Gopherspace.

   • 1998, Jimin He, Internet resources for engineers, page 41:

     Gopherspace is like a huge electronic library that needs a workable indexing and catalogue system.