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infrastructure
noun
the
basic
physical
structures
and
public
services
,
such
as
roads
,
power
lines
,
and
water
systems
,
that
a
country
or
community
needs
to
operate
•
After
the
earthquake
,
many
bridges
and
roads
in
the
city
’
s
infrastructure
needed
urgent
repairs
.
After
the
earthquake
,
many
bridges
and
roads
in
the
city
’
s
infrastructure
needed
urgent
repairs
.
•
The
government
announced
a
huge
budget
to
improve
rural
infrastructure
.
The
government
announced
a
huge
budget
to
improve
rural
infrastructure
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
1920s
from
French
infrastructure
,
from
infra-
(
below
)
+
structure
(
arrangement
of
parts
).
noun
the
underlying
system
or
framework
that
supports
how
an
organisation
,
process
,
or
technology
works
•
The
tech
startup
invested
heavily
in
cloud
infrastructure
to
handle
millions
of
users
.
The
tech
startup
invested
heavily
in
cloud
infrastructure
to
handle
millions
of
users
.
•
Schools
need
digital
infrastructure
like
high-speed
internet
and
laptops
to
support
modern
learning
.
Schools
need
digital
infrastructure
like
high-speed
internet
and
laptops
to
support
modern
learning
.
Same
origin
as
the
physical
sense
;
extended
metaphorically
in
the
mid-20th
century
to
non-physical
systems
.
