cyberbattle

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noun

A battle fought in cyberspace.

OriginEnglish battle ← Middle English batayle ← Old French bataille →
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Meanings

nouncyberbattle (plural cyberbattles)

plural cyberbattles

  1. A battle fought in cyberspace.

    The main dispute has been over whether the Pentagon or the National Security Agency should take the lead in preparing for and fighting cyberbattles.

    2009 May 29, David E. Sanger, “Pentagon Plans New Arm to Wage Wars in Cyberspace”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  5. Latinbattuō
  6. Late Latinbattālia
  7. Old Frenchbataille
  8. Middle Englishbatayle
  9. Englishbattle
  10. Englishcyberbattle

From cyber- + battle.

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APA

cyberbattle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbattle

MLA

“cyberbattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbattle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberbattle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbattle.

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