adj

cyber

SEYE-buh

adj

Relating to computers, the internet, or digital technology.

"The company hired a team to handle cyber threats."

noun

Digital and internet-related matters considered collectively, especially security threats.

"The briefing covered everything from cyber to physical security."

How to Use Cyber

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA shorthand word or prefix for anything to do with computers, the internet, or digital technology.

Common pairings

cyber attack cyber security cyber crime

cybered past tense, cybers singular

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The company hired a team to handle _____ threats.

Clipped from cybernetics, which itself comes from Ancient Greek kubernetes ("steersman, pilot") — the same root as "govern."

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