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cyberpunk definition

☆ cy·ber·punk (sī′bər puŋk′)

noun

  1. a type of science fiction typically describing a violent, urban future in which computers and drugs predominate
  2. Slang hacker (sense )

Etymology: cyber- (as in cybernetics) + punk ()

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hacker Cyberpunk definition - hacker

cyberpunk Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • classic: Classic cyberpunk, complete with environmental devastation and futuristic weaponry.

Modifies a noun

  • fiction: In the Beginning was the Command Line A masterpiece of computer journalism by one of the masters of cyberpunk fiction.

Noun used with modifier

  • word: The word cyberpunk was coined by writer Bruce Bethke, who wrote a story with that title in 1982.
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