Cyborg

A synthetic or natural biological organism that recurrently fulfills needs via artificial non-biological digital elements, being such elements independent or applied as enhancements to any of the physical parts of the organism.

Usually, such artificial non-biological elements are one or multiple components or technologies that rely on some interaction or control from the organism.

Term coined by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline

See Android | Droid
See Automaton
See Bioelectronics
See Bioroid
See Robot
See Transhumanism

To learn more…

The Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights by Aral Balkan, Laura Kalbag, and Alexander Bochmann

The Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights

Special thanks to Aral Balkan for his assistance in improving this term definition: