information superhighway


information superhighway

noun

Definition of INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

: a telecommunications infrastructure or system (as of television, telephony, or computer networks) used for widespread and usually rapid access to information; especially : internet —called also infobahn, information highway

First Known Use of INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

1983

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