cyberculture, n.
Brit. /ˈsʌɪbəˌkʌltʃə/, U.S. /ˈsaɪbərˌkəltʃər/
[‹ cyber- comb. form + culture n. Compare cybercultural adj.]
The social conditions brought about by widespread automation and computerization; (in later use) the culture surrounding computers and (esp.) the Internet.
| 1963 A. M. Hilton Logic, Computing Machines, & Automation p. xvi, In the era of cyberculture, all the plows pull themselves and the fried chickens fly right onto our plates. 1971 Peabody Jrnl. Educ. 48 173 The development of cyberculture, a society that is finding itself increasingly under the sway of machines. 1996 K. Robins Into Image 3 Mundane realities and experiences seem to pale in comparison to dreams of virtual life and cyberculture. 2006 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 9 May 44 This generation entering our schools is immersed in cyberculture and is untethered, mobile and wirelessly connected. |