cyberpolice

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noun

A police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.

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Meanings

nouncyberpolice (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableA police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.

    Syria is not the only Arab state with a hyperactive cyberpolice.

    2004, The Economist
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    The cyberpolice on Prodigy had busted me. Evidently, you can call the authorities from a button on your computer and complain when profanity is being used.

    1995, Howard Stern, Miss America

    The cyberpolice and their elite masters are living under the sign of virtual catastrophe (that is, anticipating the electronic disaster that could happen)...

    2004, Malcolm Miles, Tim Hall, Iain Borden, The city cultures reader

Origin

From cyber- + police.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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