Signposts in Cyberspace.Signposts in Cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. Committee on Internet Navigation National Academies Press 500--5th St. NW, Lockbox Lockbox A collection and processing service provided to firms by banks, which collect payments from a dedicated postal box to which the firm directs its customers to send payment to. 285, Washington, DC 20055 0309096405 $51.00 www.nap.edu The domain name system was developed in the 1980s to help associate alphanumeric alphanumeric (ăl'fən  mĕr`ĭk) or alphameric (ăl'fəmĕr`ĭk), the set of letters and numbers. names with the number addresses which the Internet uses as pointers to locations, making it easier for users to memorize mem·o·rize tr.v. mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing, mem·o·riz·es 1. To commit to memory; learn by heart. 2. Computer Science To store in memory: and navigate. SIGNPOSTS IN CYBERSPACE: THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM AND INTERNET NAVIGATION surveys the institutional, government and social impact of internet navigation choices and systems, with chapters compiling technical reports of zones, symbols, domain name rules, and more. The result is a scholarly, college-level technical discussion of the issues, history and future of domain names and Net navigation systems. Diane C. Donovan West Coast Editor |
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