1. Plural of infobahn; high-speed digital communication networks or infrastructure, especially the Internet or proposed national information superhighways.
Usage: informal; chiefly 1990s; portmanteau of 'information' and German 'Autobahn' (highway)

Examples

• In the 1990s, policymakers debated how to build the nation's infobahns.
• The proposed infobahns would connect homes and businesses at unprecedented speeds.
• Tech companies competed to develop the infrastructure for the emerging infobahns.
• Advocates believed infobahns would democratize access to information.
• The term 'infobahns' became less common as 'broadband' and 'Internet' became standard vocabulary.