infobahn

[ in-foh-bahn ]

noun

1. information superhighway ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of infobahn¹

First recorded in 1990–95; info(rmation) ( def ) + (auto)bahn ( def )

Example Sentences

In the mid-90s, Wired magazine ran a cover story on Mr. Malone in which he was described as the “Darth Vader of the infobahn.”

From New York Times

Home-office workers seem the most grateful for the Internet upgrade — theoretically 100 times faster than most home broadband — even if the speedier Infobahn doesn’t entirely remake life online.

From Seattle Times

It went out of style around the time that “infobahn” and “dot-com” did.

From Forbes

The company whose trailblazing browser jump-started the World Wide Web back in 1994 was supposed to become the fastest hot rod on the Infobahn.

From Time Magazine Archive

We piled into the Mac, slipped out onto the Infobahn and, faster than you can say, "Open the pod doors, Hal," found ourselves in the company of Julia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Related Words

• computer network
• information technology
• web