Bioptikon

What is Bioptikon?


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A cyberpunk term for "spectacles" (glasses). The term originated in the New York cyberpoetic scene in the early to mid-1990s. Its advantage over spectacles was that it could be used as a singular.

The boy put on his bioptikon so that he could read the book.

See glasses, spectacles, cyberpunk, new york


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