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Etymology edit

cyber- +‎ -naut

Noun edit

cybernaut (plural cybernauts)

  1. A voyager in cyberspace; a user of the Internet or virtual reality.
    Synonyms: netizen, cybercitizen, internaut
    • 1991, Howard Rheingold, Virtual Reality: Exploring the Brave New Technologies:
      When a cybernaut shifts his gaze or waves her hand, the reality engine weaves the data stream from the cybernaut's sensors together with updated depictions...
    • 2000, Beatriz Boza, The Role of Country Promotion Agencies in Latin America:
      The clarity of page presentation does not depend solely on its design, but also on the configuration of the computer of the cybernaut who navigates it.

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