Meaning of infonaut | Babel Free

Definitions

One who navigates the information superhighway; an Internet user.

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.”

“[…] 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 […]”

“Yet the central issue⟳ remains, would an Iranian infonaut navigate⟳ like⟳, say⟳, an American one?”

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