cyber-

a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,” used in the formation of compound words ( cybertalk; cyberart; cyberspace ) and by extension meaning “very modern” ( cyberfashion ).
Origin:
extracted from cybernetics

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World English Dictionary
cyber-
 
—combining form
indicating computers: cyberphobia
 
[C20: back formation from cybernetics]

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Word Origin & History

cyber
as a prefix, ultimately from cybernetics (q.v.). It enjoyed explosive use with the rise of the Internet early 1990s. One researcher (Nagel) counted 104 words formed from it by 1994. Cyberpunk (by 1986) and cyberspace were among the earliest.
Cyber is such a perfect prefix. Because nobody has any idea what it means, it can be grafted onto any old word to make it seem new, cool -- and therefore strange, spooky. ["New York" magazine, Dec. 23, 1996]
As a stand-alone, it is attested by 1998 as short for cybersex (which is attested by 1995).
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Science Dictionary
cyber-  
A prefix that means "computer" or "computer network," as in cyberspace, the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.
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Computing Dictionary

cyber definition

chat
To have cybersex.
(1997-06-21)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
cyber

  1. cybernetic

  2. cybernetics

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Example sentences
Cyber-attacks are increasingly being used as a new tactic of warfare.
The cyber-rounds are live, and as a bonus you get a gun-cam video at the end.
Two additional defendants were arrested today on cyber-related charges.
But they note that social-networking sites have been used by cyber-bullies and
  online predators to target unwitting users.
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