cyberpunk
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noun
- A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.
- A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.“The film “The Matrix” redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.”
- A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
- A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.
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