information superhighway
noun
: a telecommunications infrastructure or system (as of television, telephony, or computer networks) used for widespread and usually rapid access to information
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Five centuries ago, maritime networks created the world's first global information superhighway, transforming how value was created, managed, and measured.
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Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
These information superhighways are a major engine for the modern economy and are indispensable for things such as almost instantaneous financial transactions and real-time diplomatic and military communications.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
The obscure nonprofit was founded two decades earlier to hook up Morrow County schools and hospitals to the information superhighway.
—Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022
It’s exiting the information superhighway, and thanks to enthusiasts, like race car driver Landon Cassill, its going racing in NASCAR.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 June 2021
The information superhighway, as it was once called, has led to a digital Tower of Babel.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Dec. 2020
And without any option to just type in a generalized URL via the PS5 interface, the User's Guide is of limited use for surfing the information superhighway (as all the hippest '90s kids would say).
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2020
Any band would rather be on the road – Sidewalk Prophets included – but because that’s now nearly impossible, Frey and company decided to get on the information superhighway instead.
—Chris Varias, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2020
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Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
These information superhighways are a major engine for the modern economy and are indispensable for things such as almost instantaneous financial transactions and real-time diplomatic and military communications.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
The obscure nonprofit was founded two decades earlier to hook up Morrow County schools and hospitals to the information superhighway.
—Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022
It’s exiting the information superhighway, and thanks to enthusiasts, like race car driver Landon Cassill, its going racing in NASCAR.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 June 2021
The information superhighway, as it was once called, has led to a digital Tower of Babel.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 Dec. 2020
And without any option to just type in a generalized URL via the PS5 interface, the User's Guide is of limited use for surfing the information superhighway (as all the hippest '90s kids would say).
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2020
Any band would rather be on the road – Sidewalk Prophets included – but because that’s now nearly impossible, Frey and company decided to get on the information superhighway instead.
—Chris Varias, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2020
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“Information superhighway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20superhighway. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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