The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
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)