/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)