hyperspace \hy"per*space\ (h[imac]"p[~e]r*sp[=a]s), n. [Pref.
hyper- + space.] (Geom.)
A mathematical space having more than three dimensions. It is
a mathematical construct and is not intended to represent the
structure of the common physical space in which matter
exists.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
hyperspace
/hi:'per.spays/, n.
A memory location that is far away from where the program counter
should be pointing, especially a place that is inaccessible because it
is not even mapped in by the virtual-memory system. "Another core dump
-- looks like the program jumped off to hyperspace somehow." (Compare
{jump off into never-never land}.) This usage is from the SF notion of
a spaceship jumping into hyperspace, that is, taking a shortcut
through higher-dimensional space -- in other words, bypassing this
universe. The variant east hyperspace is recorded among CMU and Bliss
hackers.
hyperspace
/hi:'per-spays/ A memory location that is *far* away from
where the {program counter} should be pointing, often
inaccessible because it is not even mapped in. (Compare {jump
off into never-never land}.)
This usage is from the SF notion of a spaceship jumping "into
hyperspace", that is, taking a shortcut through
higher-dimensional space - in other words, bypassing this
universe. The variant "east hyperspace" is recorded among
{CMU} and {Bliss} hackers.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-11-23)