cybertext en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Text on a computer, particularly hypertext
The sense of mystory^([sic]) opens up for academics the conceptual space of allowing students a singular journey through a cybertext.
1999, Wita Wojtkowski, Systems development methods for databases, enterprise modeling, and workflow management: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[…]
2002, Cheryl J Fish, Yi-Chun Tricia Lin, Women's studies then and now:
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(uncountable) Text on a computer, particularly hypertext ▸ Mutually interactive, technologically enhanced text as described by Aarseth.
Procedural and generative cybertext work undermines the concept of authorship and encourages the discussion about 'cyborg authorship'
2005, Eva Müller-Zettelmann, Margarete Rubik, Theory into poetry: new approaches to the lyric:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cybertexts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |