Definitions

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  • noun The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
  • noun The design of an information resource, such as a web site, so that it can be used and navigated efficiently.

Etymologies

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info +‎ structure, influenced by infrastructure.

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Examples

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Get Smarter 2009

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Get Smarter 2009

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    What Scares Google 2009

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Get Smarter 2009

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Get Smarter 2009

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Is Google Making Us Stupid? 2008

  • The "infostructure" he sketched out-including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext-was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    unknown title 2009

  • The “infostructure” he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Technology & Innovation 2006

  • The “infostructure” he sketched out — including a proposal for what might be seen as a kind of precursor to hypertext — was destined to be realized in what we now know as the Internet.

    Technology & Innovation 2006

  • Funding the infostructure: A guide to financing technology infrastructure in higher education (New agenda series) by Ronald A Phipps

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Grand Jury questions county workers' tuition program 2007

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