The Matrix is another term (slang) for the globally interconnecting computer network also known as cyberspace. As more and more networks are bridged together, we are ending up with one network of networks. Soon, as computers are equipped with radio modems, users will be able to access the worldnet from just about anywhere.

Look cyberspace and Virtual Reality.

Links & References

Matrix in Neuromancer

An essay by Josh Hendrix.

Matrices, Webs, and the Neutron Bomb

Essay about Gibson's conception of" Cyberspace" as a consensual hallucination. By Michael Pellauer.

Eros and Matrix

Cyberspace as an erotic experience. An essay by Kelly Maudslien.

The Matrix

The Matrix movie.