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Cyberpunk

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

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a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies

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a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology

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cyber-terroristhacker
plural
Cyberpunks
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Cyberpunk's
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Cyberpunks'