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cyberpunk- a term loosely describing an antisocial individual conforming to a peculiar lifestyle characterized by an obsession with both computers and the dark side of the Internet.
cyberspace- the abstract, non-physical world made up of networked computers where people communicate, shop, study, research, play, socialize and otherwise interact.
Cybertown- a virtual community set in the latter half of the 21st Century that may be accessed through the Netscape Web browser, Netscape Navigator.
Cybrarian- an online research junkie.
cycle- the unit of measure which is a single oscillation of a computer’s CPU clock. Programs running concurrently are competing for cycles.
Cyrix- a subsidiary of National Semiconductor that designs, develops, manufactures semiconductor products, including microprocessors for the personal computer industry, and analog, mixed-signal and other integrated circuits for applications in a variety of markets, including the information appliances, personal systems, wireless communications, flat panel and CRT display, power management, local and wide area networks, automotive, consumer and military aerospace markets.
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