cyberhole

English

Etymology

From cyber- +‎ hole.

Noun

cyberhole (plural cyberholes)

1. Internet oblivion.
   • 2001 February 11, “Deep Visions”, in Boston Globe‎^[1]:

     But Tower did better than HBO, the Boston Business Journal, and some others, where the test messages apparently fell into a cyberhole.

   • 2004, Daniel C. Feldman, “The Devil is in the Details: Converting Good Research into Publishable Articles”, in Journal of Management‎^[2], volume 16, number 1, →DOI:

     Consequently, their long-awaited decision letters were waiting unnecessarily in vacant cyberholes somewhere.

   • 2009 December 19, Alina Tugend, “Shortcuts: Readers Weigh In With Tips on Jobs and Money”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     Although many of you seem to believe your messages drop into a black cyberhole, I do read every one, and often find it surprising to see which columns stir up emotion and which seem to sink with barely a murmur.