Noun: cyberpunk 'sI-bu(r),púngk
- A genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies
"Neuromancer is considered a seminal work of cyberpunk"
- A writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
"The cyberpunk author imagined a dystopian future where hackers fought against corporate control"
- A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
"The cyberpunk targeted critical infrastructure systems";
- cyber-terrorist
Derived forms: cyberpunks
See also: steampunk
Type of: author, coder, computer programmer, dev [informal], developer, programer [US], programmer, science fiction, sci-fi [informal], software developer, software engineer, terrorist, writer
Encyclopedia: Cyberpunk