English noun: cyberpunk | |||
1. | cyberpunk (person) a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism | ||
Synonyms | cyber-terrorist, hacker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer, terrorist | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
2. | cyberpunk (person) a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | author, writer | ||
3. | cyberpunk (communication) a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies | ||
Broader (hypernym) | science fiction | ||