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Cyberian, n. and a.
Brit. |sʌɪˈbɪərɪən|, U.S. |saɪˈbɪriən|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ Cyberia n. + -an suffix, punningly after Siberian adj. and n.]
A. n. A notional inhabitant of Cyberia; an enthusiastic user of computer technology, esp. virtual reality or the Internet.
1991H. Rheingold Virtual Reality ii. v. 114 I've heard the cyberians at one VR software vendor refer to the head-mounted display..as ‘the face-sucker’. 1999Internat. Rev. Law & Econ. 19 569 Cyberians do not even know where..the bits that translate their activity in Cyberspace pass. 2005Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 July b2 It's not surprising that cyberians make lousy communitarians. Libertarian instincts are a more natural political fit with the silicon lifestyle.
B. adj. Of or relating to Cyberia; (of a person) enthusiastically involved in computer technology, esp. virtual reality or the Internet.
1993Mixmag Apr. 34/2 The easy access technology that was coming onto the market..opened a large box out of which flew a swarm of cyberian experimentalists. 2001A. Rayburn Naming Canada (rev. ed.) 177 Canada's toponymy has reflected the development of communications. Perhaps future cyberian surfers will also contribute to the naming of landscape features. 2007Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 26 Mar. 16 When I talk with Cyberian natives..they reveal some startling information about their online experiences. |