infrastructure

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

infrastructure
    n 1: the basic structure or features of a system or organization
         [syn: {infrastructure}, {substructure}]
    2: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed
       for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial
       base of Japan" [syn: {infrastructure}, {base}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

infrastructure

   Basic support services for computing, particularly national
   networks.

   See also {information superhighway}.

   (1995-06-27)