cyber
[ sahy-ber ]
/ ˈsaɪ bər /
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noun
(used alone as a substitute for many compound words that begin with the combining form cyber-, as cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, or cyberwarfare): GPS may be vulnerable to jamming and cyber.Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.
adjective
of or relating to computers, typically to one of the technology domains named with the combining form cyber-, as cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, or cyberattack: a cyber threat;several cyber breaches;cyber operations;cyber plots.
verb (used without object)
to engage in cybersex: People playing the MMO were cybering in voice chat, sometimes without even creating a separate channel to keep it private.
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Origin of cyber
First recorded in 1990–95; from cyber-
Other definitions for cyber (2 of 2)
cyber-
Digital Technology.
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-
Extracted from cybernetics
historical usage of cyber-
See internet.
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How to use cyber in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for cyber
cyber-
combining form
indicating computerscyberphobia
Word Origin for cyber-
C20: back formation from cybernetics
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Scientific definitions for cyber
cyber-
A prefix that means computer or computer network, as in cyberspace, the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.
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