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the real world




a.k.a. carbon community -or- meatspace -or- analog

A commonly heard phrase used to differentiate the actual, physical world around us and cyberspace. For example, if two keypals say, "Let's meet," they may need to specify whether it's in a chat room or in the real world.

See also : IRL  IRT  meatspace  

NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon

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