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What does cyber mean?

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Tuesday April 27, 2010
You can't be online or spend time on the Internet without hearing the word "cyber." You'll find "cyber" attached at the beginning of a lot of existing words and we'll explain how this came about and just

what cyber actually means

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Show Notes

- Cyber is a prefix that is attached to words to

describe a person or idea and their relation to computers

and/or the Internet.

- Cyber comes from a Greek word that means "steersman."

- There are many words now prefixed by "cyber" some of which include crime, bullying, publishing and, of course, sex.

- To see a more comprehensive list, check out the Webopedia on Cyber.

- In many cases, "cyber" is being replaced as a prefix by "e", like e-publishing, e-bullying, e-commerce, and so on.
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