Meanings
plural cyberholes
- Internet oblivion.
Consequently, their long-awaited decision letters were waiting unnecessarily in vacant cyberholes somewhere.
2004, Daniel C. Feldman, “The Devil is in the Details: Converting Good Research into Publishable Articles”, in Journal of Management, volume 16, number 1, →DOI2 more examples
But Tower did better than HBO, the Boston Business Journal, and some others, where the test messages apparently fell into a cyberhole.
2001 February 11, “Deep Visions”, in Boston GlobeAlthough 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.
2009 December 19, Alina Tugend, “Shortcuts: Readers Weigh In With Tips on Jobs and Money”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
- Englishcyberneticclip.
- Englishcyber-
- Proto-Germanic*hulaz
- Proto-Germanic*hulą
- Proto-West Germanic*hol
- Old Englishhol
- Middle Englishhole
- Englishhole
- Englishcyberhole
Cite this entry
cyberhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberhole
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