cyberconflict

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noun

Conflict in cyberspace; cyberwarfare.

OriginEnglish conflict ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyberconflict (countable and uncountable, plural cyberconflicts)

plural cyberconflicts

  1. countableuncountableConflict in cyberspace; cyberwarfare.

    In 2001 Russian hackers penetrated Defense Department computers in what are referred to as the Moonlight Maze attacks. Some treat the 2007 cyberattacks on Estonia as the beginning of a new era in warfare […] In this section we examine these and other examples of cyberconflict […]

    2014, Glenn Hastedt, Donna L. Lybecker, Vaughn P. Shannon, Cases in International Relations

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishconflict
  5. Englishcyberconflict

From cyber- + conflict.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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