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infonaut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who navigates the information superhighway; an Internet user.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From info + -naut.