cyberpunk

Plural: cyberpunks

Noun

• a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
• a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
• a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies
• 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.
• A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
• A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.

Examples

• The film The Matrix redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.

Synonyms

cyber-terrorist, hacker

Related Words

solarpunk, steampunk