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cyborg vs. android

cyborg vs. android: What's the difference?

Cyborg refers to any organism whose physiological functioning is aided by a mechanical or electronic device. Android refers to a mechanical or electronic automaton in the form of a human being. So a cyborg could be a person with mechanical parts, and an android would be a machine shaped like a person.

cyborg

[ sahy-bawrg ]
noun
  1. a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.

android

[ an-droid ]
noun
  1. an automaton in the form of a human being.

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