cybercultural, a.
Brit. /ˌsʌɪbəˈkʌltʃ(ə)rəl/, /ˌsʌɪbəˈkʌltʃ(ə)rlˌ/, U.S. /ˈˌsaɪbərˈkəl(t)ʃ(ə)rəl/
[‹ cyber- comb. form + cultural adj. Compare cyberculture n.]
Of or relating to social changes brought about by widespread automation and computerization; (in later use) of or relating to the culture surrounding and involving computers and (esp.) the Internet.
| 1963 A. M. Hilton Logic, Computing Machines, & Automation 371 The cybercultural revolution is of far greater magnitude than the revolution that extended the labor of men's muscle power with the machine. 1968 Family Coordinator 17 57/1 Can an institution, the family..continue without alteration in a cybercultural society? 1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Dec. iv. 1 The point of the election was not that voters longed for a complicated cybercultural world..but rather that they yearned for the calmer life of the 1950's. 2004 T. Jordan & P. A. Taylor Hacktivism & Cyberwars vi. 141 If it is true..that digital cultures often take a lead from the hacking community, then here we might be witnessing broader cybercultural shifts than just ones in hacking. |