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Cyborg

//ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A being which is part machine and part organic.

    "I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything."

  2. 2
    a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices wordnet
  3. 3
    A human, animal or other being with electronic or bionic prostheses.
Verb
  1. 1
    To convert (something) into a cyborg.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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