Etymology

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Today it means: Society and modes of interaction following the widespread adoption of the internet, especially in arts and criticism. Full definition →

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From post- + internet. As specific term to describe artistic activity from mid-2000s, later popularized by Gene McHugh in a blog and book of the same name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.