"graphosphere" meaning in English

See graphosphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-graphosphere.wav Forms: graphospheres [plural]
Etymology: From grapho- + -sphere. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|grapho|sphere}} grapho- + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} graphosphere (plural graphospheres)
  1. The "totality of graphic devices used to record, store, display, and disseminate messages and information, and the social and cultural spaces in which they figure."
    Sense id: en-graphosphere-en-noun-HBAOE1pR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with grapho-, English terms suffixed with -sphere, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with grapho-: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35
  2. (history) The age of print (following the logosphere, or age of writing, and preceding the videosphere). Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-graphosphere-en-noun-sKt6ifeJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with grapho-, English terms suffixed with -sphere Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with grapho-: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 53 47 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): graphosphère [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 51 49

Inflected forms

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