cyberpunk

[ sahy-ber-puhngk ]
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noun
  1. science fiction featuring extensive human interaction with supercomputers and a punk ambiance.

  2. Slang. a computer hacker.

Origin of cyberpunk

1
First recorded in 1980–85; cyber- + punk1

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British Dictionary definitions for cyberpunk

cyberpunk

/ (ˈsaɪbəˌpʌŋk) /


noun
  1. a genre of science fiction that features rebellious computer hackers and is set in a dystopian society integrated by computer networks

  2. a writer of cyberpunk

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