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[–] TAG@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

They purchased the trademark from the old role playing game and then expanded it, if I recall.

The RPG did not invent the term. It was riding the hype of cyberpunk literature. The first use of the term is from 1980 (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyberpunk). According to Wikipedia, the game did not come out until 1988 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_(role-playing_game) ).