meaning of information superhighway

1. information superhighway Or "Infobahn", "Info Strada" The name coined by US Vice-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the emerging high-speed global communications network capable of carrying voice, data, video, and other services around the world. These services use satellite, copper cable, optical fibre, cellular telecommunications, and are accessible via set-top boxes or suitably equipped computers. See also National Information Infrastructure.
2. an extensive electronic network such as the internet used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

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