Can You Think of Any Synonyms for Cyber?

[mech-eng]

Hi, English language is full of synonyms but I can not find any synonym for cyber. Do you know any. I looked at Oxford Synonym Dictionary but it does not include a synonym for it.

Best Regards.

 

[Enigman]

The best I can do is computerized.

 

[mech-eng]

Have you invented it or it is in used since the computers were invented? What about interneting?

 

[Nick O]

Digital?

Cyber is vague, and digital is broad.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

The prefix cyber was first derived for the field of cybernetics nearly two hundred years ago. I'm unaware of when or why it was adopted in this context.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics#Etymology

 

[mech-eng]

Digital?

Cyber is vague, and digital is broad.

In Turkey we use also the word numeric for digital in electrical devices which is also an alternative technology to analog.

 

[Medicol]

I think cyber- is related to use of computer networking and telecommunication systems.

 

[jedishrfu]

Some synonyms are here:

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/cyber

computerized computational electronic high-tech networked virtual mechanized robotic

depending on the usage needed.

 

[mech-eng]

A great site

Some synonyms are here:

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/cyber

computerized computational electronic high-tech networked virtual mechanized robotic

depending on the usage needed.

A great site to know for a language learner. Thank you for this.

 

[zoobyshoe]

The prefix cyber was first derived for the field of cybernetics nearly two hundred years ago. I'm unaware of when or why it was adopted in this context.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics#Etymology

This history is interesting. I had assumed it was a very recent geek-pop word that simply meant "robotic".

 

[SteamKing]

'Cyberspace' is of a more recent origin, especially when referring to computer networks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace

Also 'Cyberpunk', a distinct sub-genre of science fiction literature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk

Author William Gibson is thought to have first used 'cyberspace' to refer to living in a virtual reality world.