What is "silver surfer"

n. (context idiomatic English) An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.

Silver Surfer is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Software Creations and released by Arcadia Systems in November 1990 in the United States. Silver Surfer is primarily known for its strong difficulty and highly praised music.

Silver Surfer may refer to:

• Silver Surfer, a comic book character
• Silver Surfer (comic book), a number of eponymous series from Marvel Comics
• Silver Surfer (TV series), a television series based on the character
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a 2007 movie featuring the character of the same name
• Silver Surfer (video game), a Nintendo Entertainment System video game based on the character
• Silver surfer (internet user) a term commonly used for an older Internet user

Silver Surfer, also known as Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The series aired for one season on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.

Silver Surfer, or The Silver Surfer, is the title of several series of comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Silver Surfer.

The Silver Surfer is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in 1966.

The Silver Surfer is a humanoid with metallic skin who can travel space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft. Originally a young astronomer named Norrin Radd on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the planet devourer, Galactus, by serving as his herald. Imbued in return with a tiny portion of Galactus's Power Cosmic, Radd acquired vast power, a new body and a surfboard-like craft on which he could travel faster than light. Now known as the Silver Surfer, Radd roamed the cosmos searching for planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels took him to Earth, he met the Fantastic Four, a team of powerful superheroes who helped him rediscover his humanity and nobility of spirit. Betraying Galactus, the Surfer saved Earth but was exiled there as punishment.

In 2011, IGN ranked Silver Surfer 41st in its "Top 100 Comic Heroes" list. He was portrayed by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Silver surfer refers to the population of individuals over the age of 50 who utilize the internet on a consistent basis.