cyborg
[sahy-bawrg]
- a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.
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Origin of cyborg
1960–65; cyb(ernetic) org(anism)
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Examples from the Web for cyborg
Contemporary Examples
Cool, yes, though not quite as cool as the cyborg cockroaches you can control from your smartphone.
He is, you sense, trying not to misbehave, while remaining human and not becoming a Royal cyborg.
Are Conrad Stern, Cyborg Barry, Nikolai Jakov, and Brett all gone for good?
Watching Romney, by contrast, prompts flashbacks to Al the Cyborg Gore.
Historical Examples
Death was used to drawing stares, even before he became a cyborg with a beautiful woman beside him, but this was different.
MakersCory Doctorow
cyborg
- (in science fiction) a living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts
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Word Origin
C20: from cyb (ernetic) org (anism)
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Word Origin and History for cyborg
n.
1960, a blend of the first elements of cybernetic and organism.
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