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Definition of cybercafe

cybercafe

/ˈsaɪ.bɚˌkæf.eɪ/
cy · ber · ca · fe

Plural:cybercafes
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cybercafe Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A café, coffee shop, or similar commercial establishment that provides customers with paid access to computers and the internet alongside refreshments.

Example

"While traveling abroad before smartphones were widespread, we stopped at a local cybercafe to check our emails and let our family know we had arrived safely."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in 1994 as a compound of the prefix 'cyber-' (from 'cybernetics') and 'café', popularized by Cyberia in London, one of the world's first dedicated internet cafés.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cybercafe. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cybercafe
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