🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

사이보그

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saibogeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cyborg/ˈsaɪ.bɔːrɡ/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"미래를 배경으로 한 영화에서 사이보그가 등장합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fictional or hypothetical human being having certain physiological processes enhanced by mechanical or electronic devices.

    "Science fiction often depicts cyborgs as futuristic warriors with advanced cybernetic limbs and computer-integrated brains."
  2. 2

    A person whose body has been integrated with wearable or implanted computer technology to extend their natural abilities.

    "Advancements in medical technology allow people with neural implants to function as real-life cyborgs, controlling prosthetic devices with their thoughts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1960 by scientists Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline, the term is a portmanteau of 'cybernetic' and 'organism'. It was originally conceived in the context of space exploration to describe an enhanced human who could survive in extraterrestrial environments through artificial bodily modifications.

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