CYBER Definition & Meaning

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cyber

[ sahy-ber ]

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noun

(used alone as a substitute for many compound words that begin with the combining form cyber-, as cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, or cyberwarfare ): Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.
GPS may be vulnerable to jamming and cyber.
Ethical hackers are being recruited for careers in cyber.

adjective

of or relating to computers, typically to one of the technology domains named with the combining form cyber-, as cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, or cyberattack: several cyber breaches; cyber plots.
a cyber threat;
several cyber breaches;
cyber operations;
cyber plots.

verb (used without object)

to engage in cybersex:
People playing the MMO were cybering in voice chat, sometimes without even creating a separate channel to keep it private.

cyber-

Digital Technology.

a combining form meaning “computer,” “computer network,” or “virtual reality,” used in the formation of compound words ( cybertalk; cyberart; cyberspace ) and by extension meaning “expressing visions of the future” ( cyberfashion ).

cyber-

combining_form

indicating computers
cyberphobia

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A prefix that means “computer” or “computer network,” as in cyberspace, the electronic medium in which online communication takes place.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cyber¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from cyber- ( def )

Origin of cyber²

Extracted from cybernetics none

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cyber¹

C20: back formation from cybernetics

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He also highlights Russia's hybrid warfare: from cyber attacks to sabotage, as well as unidentified drones over German military sites.

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A council document stated "a failure in cyber security results in a data breach and therefore a potential safeguarding risk to children" and said the situation had been escalated in January of this year.

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However, the watchdog said the sum had been halved because of the proactive engagement of Advanced with police, cyber security services and the NHS following the attack.

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Pascal spent 18 years at Sony, including as its film chief but left in 2015 in the wake of a cyber hack and the leak of embarrassing emails.

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"We're seeing the same online deception techniques used to extort data from companies stolen in cyber breaches also being used to coerce vulnerable girls into harming themselves or other family members," he said.

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