infomorph

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noun

A virtual body of information that may possess emergent features such as personality.

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Meanings

nouninfomorph (plural infomorphs)

plural infomorphs

  1. A virtual body of information that may possess emergent features such as personality.

Origin

From info- + -morph. Coined in Charles Platt's 1991 novel The Silicon Man, where it refers to a single biological consciousness transferred into a computer.

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Cite this entry
APA

infomorph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infomorph

MLA

“infomorph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infomorph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infomorph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infomorph.

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