"infomorph" meaning in All languages combined

See infomorph on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: infomorphs [plural]
Etymology: From info- + -morph. Coined in Charles Platt's 1991 novel The Silicon Man, where it refers to a single biological consciousness transferred into a computer. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|info|morph}} info- + -morph Head templates: {{en-noun}} infomorph (plural infomorphs)
  1. A virtual body of information that may possess emergent features such as personality. Wikipedia link: infomorph

Inflected forms

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