cyber

== English == === Etymology === Originally from cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.bə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.bəɹ/ (Canada, idle-idol split) IPA(key): /ˈsʌɪ.bəɹ/ Hyphenation: cy‧ber Rhymes: -aɪbə(ɹ) === Adjective === cyber (not comparable) Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-. 2021, Charles P. Pierce, “Vladimir Putin Is a King Bullshit Artist,” Esquire, June 17 [quoting Joe Biden]: I pointed out to him we have significant cyber capability and he knows it. He doesn’t know exactly what it is, but it’s significant. And if in fact they violate these basic norms, we will respond cyberly. He knows. In a cyber way. (informal) Cybergoth. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === cyber (third-person singular simple present cybers, present participle cybering, simple past and past participle cybered) (slang, dated) To engage in cybersex. === Noun === cyber (uncountable) Everything having to do with the Internet considered collectively. 2012, Sean Swan (Ed), On the Cyber The pace and extent to which the cyber is transforming our world increases daily. Everything having to do with digital threats considered collectively: cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, cyberweapons, and so on. === See also === cyber- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year === References === “cyber”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Bryce, becry