infrastructure

Noun
US[in-fruh-struhk-cher]/ˌɪnfrəˈstrʌktʃɚ/4 syllables
Synonyms: substructurebase

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the basic structure or features of a system or organizationSynonyms: substructureType of structureKinds economic infrastructurePart of system
  2. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area“the industrial base of Japan”Synonyms: baseType of store, stockParts transportation system, sewage system, school system, water system, gas system, main, communication system, public works +3 more
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Translations

Noun basic facilities of a society (roads, power)

Portuguese
infraestrutura
Turkish
altyapı
Russian
инфраструкту́ра infrastruktúra
Chinese
基础设施 jīchǔ shèshī
Japanese
インフラストラクチャー infurasutorakuchā
22 more languages
Greek
υποδομή ypodomí
Korean
기반시설 gibansiseol
Indonesian
prasarana
Portuguese (PT)
infraestrutura
Chinese (Trad.)
基礎設施 jīchǔ shèshī
Icelandic
innviðir
Lithuanian
infrastruktūra
Norwegian
infrastruktur
Serbo-Croatian
infrastruktura

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

infrastructure

<systems> Basic support services for computing, particularly national networks.

See also information superhighway.

(1995-06-27)

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