cyborg

Definition

A being which is part machine and part organic.

Etymology

Blend of cybernetic + organism. Coined by Austrian neuroscientist Manfred Clynes in 1960.

Example Sentences

• "I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything."
• "Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising."
• "... Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University. Warwick is no stranger to publicity. His autobiography, I, Cyborg, which came out last month (Century, £16.99), meticulously catalogues his very many newspaper, magazine, radio and TV appearances. With commendable honesty, he also acknowledges the amount of (unfair, obviously) criticism he has received for being greedy for media attention. That isn't the main thrust of the book, though, which is rather an account of why he is turning himself into a cyborg."

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