cyberequivalent

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ equivalent.

Noun

cyberequivalent (plural cyberequivalents)

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

     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.