Cybercultural

/ˌsaɪbərˈkʌltʃərəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of culture that exists in or is shaped by digital technology and the internet.

Etymology

Combines cyber- (from cybernetics, derived from Greek kybernan 'to steer') with cultural (from Latin cultura), a recent coinage from late 20th-century academic theory about internet society.

Kelly Says

Cybercultural is the academic term for internet culture—it describes how things like memes, Discord servers, and gaming communities create entirely new social rules and traditions that have nothing to do with the physical world!

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