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cyberpunk

[ sahy-ber-puhngk ]

noun

  1. science fiction featuring extensive human interaction with supercomputers and a punk ambiance.
  2. Slang. a computer hacker.


cyberpunk

/ ˈsaɪbəˌpʌŋk /

noun

  1. a genre of science fiction that features rebellious computer hackers and is set in a dystopian society integrated by computer networks
  2. a writer of cyberpunk


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyberpunk1

First recorded in 1980–85; cyber- ( def ) + punk 1

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Example Sentences

With an aesthetic verging on cyberpunk, the Logitech G560 gaming speakers’ key selling point is pairing audio with visuals that enhance an in-game, out-of-this-world experience.

That high-tech cities are organisms of a sort is a now-venerable cyberpunk notion, restated here by two installations.

Once properly adjusted to your preferences, the shooting controls are tight and responsive, and protagonist V has a surprising number of tools of cyberpunk disposal.

Over the past couple of decades, a certain kind of cyberpunk, neon design has become associated with gaming, and most gaming keyboards stick to that.

The implications of the cyberpunk setting are rarely meaningfully examined.

Jose Neves entered the world of fashion when he was 20, launching a cyberpunk shoe label.

Walter Jon Williams, the popular cyberpunk author, had me at “You can make diamonds out of tequila.”

It was a dark, cyberpunk future powered by the best effects 1999 could muster and we were all impressed.

WikiLeaks fans can buy T-shirts reading “Free Assange” and “CyberPunk” in black, gray, and purple.

In his ethereal, cyberpunk couture vision of the world, the joy of design was constantly being pierced by melancholy and rage.

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