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 (30 December 2018) :
infrastructure
Basic support services for computing, particularly
national networks.
See also information superhighway.
(1995-06-27)