Intertubes

Q: What is a synonym for "intertubes"?

Common synonyms include: cyberspace, infobahn, information superhighway, internet, interweb, series of tubes.

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The Internet. Internet, humorous, plural, plural-only
"Nameserver administrators also provide email forwarding, which is the equivalent of call-forwarding on the Intertubes."

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cyberspace infobahn information superhighway internet interweb series of tubes

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"Nameserver administrators also provide email forwarding, which is the equivalent of call-forwarding on the Intertubes."

Etymology

Blend of Internet + tubes. Inspired by the famous "series of tubes" analogy used on June 28, 2006 by then United States Senator Ted Stevens to describe the Internet.

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