Cyberpunk (short story)

"Cyberpunk"
Short story by Bruce Bethke
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published inAmazing Stories
Publication typePeriodical
Media typePrint (Magazine, hardback & paperback)
Publication date1983

"Cyberpunk" is a 1983 science fiction short story by Bruce Bethke, published in Amazing Stories. Bethke subsequently expanded the story into a novel and made it available online in 2001. The story is most famous for coining the term "cyberpunk", which came to be used to describe the science fiction subgenre featuring rebellious use of technology.