Technology / B2

SYB-uh/ˈsaɪbə/

Cyber means relating to computers, the internet, and online networks (usually in compounds): cyber attack; cyber security. Online is everyday; digital is broader. Quote the cyber-attack figure in the security brief. Mix-up: cyber as a standalone noun in careful exam prose (prefer a compound); Siberia. Do not write cyber for a paper letter.

Meaning

Relating to computers, the internet, and online networks (usually in compounds: cyber attack).

Examples

• “Quote the cyber-attack figure in the security brief, not a film title.”
• “Cyber bullying featured in the PSHE source, which is the online-harm sense.”

Good to know

cyber attack / security / crime / bullying. Everyday: online. Trap: using cyber alone without a noun. News, ICT, and citizenship. Of computers and the internet, in compounds.

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