cyberism

cyberism noun: a belief system focusing on the social benefits of information technology.

Noun

cyberism (uncountable)

(rare) A belief system focusing on the social benefits of information technology.
- Ambient can be flabby synth mulch that needs to access cyberism and external philosophies to convince you you're not being scammed.1996, SPIN, volume 12, number 3, page 116
- […] most research already dealing with culture and cyberspace deals with culture and social groups that are based on the same medium for their existence. It is my opinion that such "cyberism" willing or unwillingly helps to sustain conceptions of cyberspace as a vacuum or a solitary reality […]2003, Neil Blair Christensen, Inuit in cyberspace: embedding offline, identities online

In our age, nationalism, capitalism, communism, fascism, consumerism, cyberism, and even ecologism have become substitutes for genuine religion.2004, David W. Orr, The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention:
Cyberism, the creed of information, will become a practicable solution to some of the communication problems faced by students with disabilities […]2008, George R. Taylor, Loretta MacKenney, Improving human learning in the classroom: theories and teaching practices:

From cyber- + -ism.

What does cyberism mean?: Cyberism means a belief system focusing on the social benefits of information technology.
How do you use cyberism in a sentence?: In our age, nationalism, capitalism, communism, fascism, consumerism, cyberism, and even ecologism have become substitutes for genuine religion.
What part of speech is cyberism?: Cyberism is a noun.

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