Forming esp. temporary words and ad hoc formations, as cybercubicle, cyberfeminist, cyberfriend, cyberlover, cybersnob, etc.; cyber-sheepishly adv.1961 A major difference between the Cybertron and conventional computers..is the ability of the Cybertron to make use of raw data and signals. Wall Street Journal 15 August 8/4
1982 Zaphod had spent most of his early history lessons plotting how he was going to have sex with the girl in the cybercubicle next to him. D. Adams, Life, Universe & Everything xi. 63
1986 She..spent a few hours each day linked to her cyberfriend. G. Benford & D. Brin, Heart of Comet (1987) iv. 281
1993 Presumably such cybersighs reflect the deeper on-line intimacies to which we have no access. Ah, the networks of love. Newsweek 6 September 46/4
1994 Your Net address says volumes about who you are, about what community you hang in and whether you're a cybersnob or a cyberhick. English Today October 17/1
1994 Look out..for Australia's cyberfeminist collective VNS Matrix. i-D October 18/1
1995 These companies really are a different kettle of cyberfish altogether. .net February 62/3
1996 When Mr Hannah..referred to the cost of ‘IT systems' Mr Ashdown asked if he meant information technology. Industrial tribunals, Vincent conceded cyber-sheepishly. Guardian 11 March 2/1
1999 The legal aspects of cyber-franchising were not clearly defined. Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 12 May 11/2
2007 As with many relationships born on the Internet, neither was telling the truth... His cyber-lover from West Virginia was also in her 40's..but had adopted her daughter's identity. New York Times (National edition) 7 January i. 22/1
2.
In more established compounds.cyber kid, n. 1966 a. Science Fiction a child brought up or created
cyberman, n. 1966 (Frequently with capital initial) a type of
cyberart, n. 1971 Art produced using computer technology; also in plural.
cyberland, n. 1975 a. A notional world controlled by machines or
cybersphere, n. 1978 The sphere or realm of information technology
cybercop, n. 1989 a. Science Fiction a cybernetically engineered or
cyberporn, n. 1989 Pornography accessed by means of a computer, esp
cybersecurity, n. 1990 Security relating to computer systems or the
cybercrime, n. 1991 Crime or a crime committed using computers or the
cyberlife, n. 1991 The part of a person's life that is spent in a
cyberspeak, n. 1991 Jargon relating to computers or the internet.
cyberstore, n. 1991 = cybershop, n.
cyberworld, n. 1991 = cyberspace, n.; (also) a computer-generated
cyber age, n. 1992 The era marked by the development and
cyberbabe, n. 1992 a. An attractive female image or character
cybercrook, n. 1992 = cybercriminal, n.
cyberfeminism, n. 1992 A feminist movement concerned with countering the
cybergeek, n. 1992 A person who is extremely knowledgeable about or
cyberlaw, n. 1992 Law or a law relating to internet and computer
cyber-romance, n. 1992 A romantic relationship taking place in a virtual
cyber-thriller, n. 1992 A novel, film, etc., in the thriller genre having
cybercash, n. 1993 Funds used in electronic financial transactions
cyberchondriac, n. 1993 a. A person who worries irrationally about the
cybercommunity, n. 1993 A group of people who interact via a computer
cybercriminal, n. 1993 A person who commits crime using computers or the
cybermall, n. 1993 A commercial website through which a range of
cyber school, n. 1993 A teaching institution which provides education
cybersmut, n. 1993 = cyberporn, n.
cybersurf, v. 1993 intransitive and transitive to use or browse the
cybersurfer, n. 1993 A person who (habitually) uses or browses the
cyberterrorist, n. 1993 A perpetrator of cyberterrorism.
cyberwarrior, n. 1993 a. A soldier using or outfitted with
cyber affair, n. 1994 A romantic affair in which all contact takes
cyber-bully, n. 1994 a. An experienced user of computers who
cyberjournalist, n. 1994 A journalist whose work is primarily published online.
cyberlibertarian, n. 1994 A person who opposes government regulation of the
cyberstalker, n. 1994 A person who engages in cyberstalking.
cyberstalking, n. 1994 The action of intimidating or harassing a person
cybersurfing, n. 1994 The action or practice of using (esp. browsing)
cyberterrorism, n. 1994 The unlawful (and often politically motivated)
cyberwarfare, n. 1994 The infiltration or disruption of computer or
cyberflashing, n. 1995 The action of sending unsolicited sexual images
cyber-attack, n. 1996 The use of information technology to infiltrate
cyberflasher, n. 1996 A person who sends unsolicited sexually explicit
cyberstalk, v. 1996 transitive. To intimidate or harass (a person)
cyber-bullying, n. 1998 The use of information technology to bully a
Cyberspace
The space of virtual reality; the notional environment within which electronic communication (esp. via the internet) occurs. Cf. Cyberia n.1982 I knew every chip in Bobby's simulator by heart; it looked like your workaday Ono-Sendai VII, the 'Cyberspace Seven'. W. Gibson in Omni July 72/2
1984 Molly was gone when he took the trodes off, and the loft was dark. He checked the time. He'd been in cyberspace for five hours. W. Gibson, Neuromancer (1989) ii. iii. 52
1991 Although I stayed in cyberspace for just a few minutes, that first brief flight through a computer-created universe launched me on my own odyssey to the outposts of a new scientific frontier. H. Rheingold, Virtual Reality (1992) i. 17
1999 Half of computer-users are afraid of sending their credit card numbers across cyberspace. Times 4 June 11/8
2007 In cyberspace, economies are springing up that, superficially at least, seem to mirror the real world. Nature 4 January 18/3Citation details for Nature
Cybernetics
1.1948 With singular agreement. The field of study concerned with communication and control systems in living organisms and machines.1948 We have decided to call the entire field of control and communication theory, whether in the machine or in the animal, by the name Cybernetics. N. Wiener, Cybernetics 19
1958 The claim of cybernetics is that we can treat organisms as if they were machines. Listener 18 September 413
1980 They were sitting around the laboratory tables talking about electrons and cybernetics and rotary engines. Washington Post (Nexis) 20 March a1
1990 Neural networks have long been connected with the technology of Cybernetics (the communication and control of people and machines). CU Amiga April 88/3
2002 Cybernetics attempted to show that..living things could be explained on..the same principles of feedback, homeostasis, and control that apply to machines. A. Feenberg, Transforming Technology (revised edition) iv. 102
mechanics
2.1959 In extended use: the field of study concerned with the integration of living organisms and electronic or other technological devices; robotics. Cf. bionics n.1959 Intelligent people are wondering very seriously whether the robots of cybernetics do not present us with a valid image of life and of thought. J. Griffin, translation of J. Rostand, Can Man be Modified ii. 56
1979 The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as 'Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With'. D. Adams, Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy xi. 73
1993 Using cyborg fiction, she deals with the posthuman..that results when the human body is plugged into machinery or when mechanical appendages or prostheses are welded to the human body. Cybernetics offers numerous metaphors for boundary violation. M. Benjamin, Question Identity 18
2006 A robot that walks like a man will be one of the biggest developments in cybernetics. Canberra Times (Nexis) 23 December b5Citation details for Canberra Times
