cyberpunk

noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life.

   “The film “The Matrix” redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.”

3. 3

   A writer of cyberpunk fiction.

4. 4

   A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.