Browsing page 40 of words meaning computers, electronics, technology (662 words total)

noun

• the real world, as opposed to the "virtual" world of computers, also known as cyberspace.

  We instant messaged for a month and finally decided to meet for coffee in meatspace.

                                                                        
  
                                                                                                                
  
  Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Ray G. from Seattle, WA, USA on Jan 12 2003.

noun

• something that spreads through the internet in the same way that a virus spreads between organisms.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "The Assclown Offensive: How to Enrage the Church of Scientology", Wired, Julian Dibbell, September 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Elizabeth M. from Providence, RI, USA on May 26 2004.

origin

• Coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. A "meme", like a "gene", spreads between people within a culture.

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.