English edit

Etymology edit

cyber- +‎ equivalent

Noun edit

cyberequivalent (plural cyberequivalents)

  1. An equivalent of something, in terms of computers.
    • 1997 December 15, Computerworld, volume 31, number 50:
      Anyone who has attended a technology conference or registered on a Web site is deluged with the cyberequivalent of junk mail.
    • 1998, Jon Samsel, Darryl Wimberley, Writing for interactive media, page 67:
      This is the cyberequivalent of the campfire or the front porch and goes way back to oral traditions of storytelling.
    • 2008, Linda Volonino, Reynaldo Anzaldua, Computer forensics for dummies, page 8:
      Big Mistake #1 is thinking that the Delete key is the cyberequivalent of a paper shredder.