# Cyber

*Cyber* (taken from cybernetics, the theory of communication and control, coming from Greek *kybernetes*, *steersman*) is a word prefix that signifies a relation to computers, especially computer networks and the Internet. It is nowadays used mainly for relating old concept to the modern world dominated by computers. By itself or as a verb "cyber" often signifies *cybersex*. Some terms using the prefix include cybernetics, cyberpunk, cybersex, cyberspace, cybercrime, cyberbullying, cyberculture, cyborg, cybersecurity etc.

## See Also

- digital