Etymology

supranet

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Today it means: the fusion of the physical and the digital (‘virtual’) worlds. Full definition →

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The story

From supra- + net, coined at the turn of the 21st century by information technology analysis firm Gartner.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.