Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cybertext

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-ber-text
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Text on a computer, particularly hypertext

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Text on a computer, particularly hypertext

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sense of mystory^([sic]) opens up for academics the conceptual space of allowing students a singular journey through a cybertext."
"Cybertext may promote such a strong feeling of distance between readers, writers, and texts that referentiality to material conditions is downplayed. The very physical act of holding a book and turning its pages-in a sense, much more interactive than clicking a mouse[…]"
"Procedural and generative cybertext work undermines the concept of authorship and encourages the discussion about 'cyborg authorship'"

Etymology

From cyber- + text, perhaps popularised by Espen J. Aarseth's 1997 "Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature"; though "The Cybertext Corporation" existed in Arcata in the 1980s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyber

Usage

Inflected Forms

cybertexts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypertext

Questions

What does cybertext mean?: Text on a computer, particularly hypertext
Where does cybertext come from?: From cyber- + text, perhaps popularised by Espen J. Aarseth's 1997 "Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature"; though "The Cybertext Corporation" existed in Arcata in the 1980s.

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