meatspace
See also: meat space and meat-space
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of meat + space, by analogy with cyberspace. Compare in the flesh.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
meatspace (uncountable)
- (Internet, sometimes derogatory) The physical world, as opposed to the virtual world of the Internet.
- Synonyms: (rare) fleshspace; IRL, offline, real life
- Antonym: cyberspace
- 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.