Cyber
A prefix used in a growing number of terms to describe new things that are being made possible by the spread of computers. Cyberphobia, for example, is an irrational fear of computers. Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction that draws heavily on computer science ideas. Cyberspace is the non-physical terrain created by computer systems. Anything related to the Internet also falls under the cyber category.
Words that use the cyber prefix include the following;
cyber
cyber crime
cyber forensics
Cyber Monday
cyberbully
cyberbullying
cyberjockey
cyberlibel
cyberloafing
cybermediary
cybernetics
cyberprise
cyberpunk
cyberslacking
cyberspace
cybersquatting
cyberveillance
cyberpublisher
cyberbuck
cybernaut
cyberculture
cyberlawyer
cyberpublishing
cyberjournalist
cyberzine
cybersuicide
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- cyberbullying
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- cyberculture
A slang term used to describe the emerging culture of those who are networked in cyberspace. It is a society of people who use computer networks for communication.