cyberpunk

Definitions

• (science fiction) 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.
• (countable) A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.
• (countable) A writer of cyberpunk fiction.
• (music genre) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.