CYBERPUNK

cyberpunk

(noun) a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies

cyberpunk

(noun) a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology

cyberpunk, cyber-terrorist

(noun) a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyberpunk (countable and uncountable, plural cyberpunks)

(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.

(countable) A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.

(countable) A writer of cyberpunk fiction.

(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.

Source: Wiktionary



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