meatspace

See also: meat-space and meat space

English

Alternative forms

• meat-space, meat space

Etymology

From meat ‎ space; by analogy with cyberspace.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

meatspace (uncountable)

1. (Internet, often derogatory) The physical world, as opposed to the virtual world of the Internet.
   • 2019 April 7, Rita Liao, “The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films”, in TechCrunch:

     The HBO sci-fi blockbuster Westworld has been an inspiring look into what humanlike robots can do for us in the meatspace.

Synonyms

• fleshspace (rare)
• IRL
• offline
• real life

Antonyms

• cyberspace

Anagrams

• metaspace