English Explanatory Dictionary

Skynet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A family of United Kingdom military communications satellites.
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  1. A distributed artificial intelligence system that is aware of the physical world and acts autonomously through cyborgs and computer control systems; (by extension) an uncontrollable AI that threatens humanity.

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪnɛt/ en-au-Skynet.ogg

Word forms

Skynet

Etymology

sky + net. From sky and network. The first satellite, Skynet 1A, was launched on 22 November 1969.

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