In which short story did Gibson first coin the term "cyberspace"?
"Burning Chrome"
"Johnny Mnemonic"
"New Rose Hotel"
"The Gernsback Continuum"
Answer
William Gibson first coined the term "cyberspace" in his 1982 short story "Burning Chrome." The term refers to the interconnected digital technology that would later become the foundation of the internet.
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