infrastructure
noun [ C, usually singular, or U ]
uk/ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃər/ us ECONOMICS
the basic systems and services that are needed in order to support an economy, for example, transport and communication systems and electricity and water supplies:
Infrastructure and economic projects will take time to complete and may not meet the population's high expectations.
the country's/nation's/city's infrastructure
WORKPLACE
the basic systems and services that a company or industry needs in order to work effectively:
build/create/develop an infrastructure Creating an infrastructure for managing post-customer discards is evolving in many industries.
a company's financial infrastructure
IT
the equipment, software, etc. that a computer system needs in order to operate and communicate with other computers:
broadband/information/IT infrastructure