Infonaut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Infonaut is a noun meaning One who navigates the information superhighway; an Internet user.
Meaning
One who navigates the information superhighway; an Internet user.
Example Sentences
Yet the central issue remains, would an Iranian infonaut navigate like, say, an American one?
[…] the networked teacher—the infonaut charting a course with her students across the vast terrain of Internet communities, databases, and WWW sites—can connect with other teachers in on-line professional communities […]
1985, Rheingold, Howard, Tools for thought: the people and ideas behind the next computer revolution, Chapter 11. Computer Book Division/Simon & Schuster. Because he started out young in a field that was young itself, [Alan] Kay was one of the first of the generation of infonauts, the ones who grew up with the tools created by the pioneers, and who have been using them to create a medium for the rest of us.
Word Forms
- infonauts
Synonyms for infonaut
Depending on context, synonyms include cybernaut, cybersurfer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cybernaut, infobahn, cyberflaneur, internerd, cybertraveler, cybersurfer.
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