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glossary of terms / terminology
cyborgs are cybernetic organisms The term cyborg itself was coined in the 1960s by space scientist Manfred Clynes. cybernetics: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems organism: a living person, animal or plant hybrid: 1.an offspring of genetically differing parents (as members of different reeds or species) 2. One of mixed origin or composition avatar: n. Syn. 1. Among people working on virtual reality and cyberspace interfaces, an "avatar" is an icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality. |
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