Infrastructure

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How did we say it before the pundits on television and elsewhere starting using the word "infrastructure"?

I don't remember ever hearing or seeing this word until perhaps a decade ago and now it is hard to think of a sentence that involves the idea described by the word without using it. Is there a single word to use instead?

Here is a definition from OneLook.com:

▸ noun: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
▸ noun: the basic structure or features of a system or organization

How did we say it before?
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