cyborg
a person whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device.
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How to use cyborg in a sentence
A well-trained rat cyborg could reach turning accuracy of nearly 100 percent, the researchers reported.
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present | Laura Sanders | March 3, 2021 | Science NewsThey’ll harness the super-powerful genetic and cyborg technologies that will be developed in coming decades.
If Aliens Exist, Here’s How We’ll Find Them - Issue 97: Wonder | Martin Rees & Mario Livio | February 24, 2021 | NautilusDavid Vintiner, with his sometimes unsettling photographs of biohackers and body-augmentation researchers, raises the question of whether cyborg humans are a form of progress or a deviation from it.
“People are already a cyborg,” he said, referring to a tertiary layer in the form of smartphones.
Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO | Mike Butcher | February 1, 2021 | TechCrunchIn the lift line, other skiers stared at the cyborg powder bros, and we fielded a lot of questions about what the hell we were wearing.
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.
Prince Harry Should Be King: The Royal Family’s Ace Card | Tim Teeman | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAre Conrad Stern, cyborg Barry, Nikolai Jakov, and Brett all gone for good?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed on the Big Twist and the End of ‘Vice’ | Marlow Stern | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCatapulting “Achy Breaky 2” from weird to disturbingly weird is the insane amount of young, naked cyborg flesh on display.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’ | Amy Zimmerman | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCatapulting ‘Achy Breaky 2’ from weird to disturbingly weird is the insane amount of young, naked cyborg flesh on display.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’ | Amy Zimmerman | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDeath was used to drawing stares, even before he became a cyborg with a beautiful woman beside him, but this was different.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for cyborg
/ (ˈsaɪˌbɔːɡ) /
(in science fiction) a living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts
Origin of cyborg
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