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cyber-
Word Origin
1.
a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,” used in the formation of compound words (
cybertalk; cyberart; cyberspace
) and by extension meaning “expressing visions of the future” (
cyberfashion
).
Origin of
cyber-
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extracted from
cybernetics
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British Dictionary definitions for
cyber-
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cyber-
combining form
1.
indicating computers:
cyberphobia
Word Origin
C20: back formation from
cybernetics
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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cyber-
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cyber-
A prefix that means "computer" or "computer network," as in
cyberspace,
the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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