: of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)
the cyber marketplace
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
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Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The final budget directs new resources to industries of the future that will create good-paying jobs, like cyber and AI.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Much in the same way that China's hackers graduated from stealing trade secrets to building sophisticated cyber weapons, its spies in the U.S. may be developing the skills to physically sabotage critical infrastructure during a conflict.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Oscar winner portrays a former president leading an investigation in the aftermath of a deadly national cyber attack.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
With Interpol database collaboration and knowledge of dark web chatter, agentic AI can better prepare for ongoing cyber battles.
—Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The final budget directs new resources to industries of the future that will create good-paying jobs, like cyber and AI.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Much in the same way that China's hackers graduated from stealing trade secrets to building sophisticated cyber weapons, its spies in the U.S. may be developing the skills to physically sabotage critical infrastructure during a conflict.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Oscar winner portrays a former president leading an investigation in the aftermath of a deadly national cyber attack.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Cyber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyber. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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cyber
1 of 2 adjective
cy·ber
ˈsī-bər 
: relating to computers or computer networks
cyber-
2 of 2 combining form
: computer : computer network
cyberspace
Etymology
Combining form
cybernetic
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