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'''Cyber-Technology''' was a blanket term given to inventions of the [[Cybermen]] of [[the Doctor]]'s [[universe]].
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'''Cyber-Technology''', '''Cyber-equipment''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') or '''Cybertech''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') was a blanket term given to inventions, weapons, and other devices of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. One [[Cyber-Controller (Code Silver)|Cyber-Controller]] boasted that Cyber-Technology was the most advanced technology of [[omniverse|any]] [[universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Code Silver (audio story)|Code Silver]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described Cyber-Technology to [[De Flores]], a [[human]] from the [[year]] [[1988]], as "more advanced and more terrible than you could imagine." ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')


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Whilst being highly advanced, Cybermen could not always rely on cyber-technology and, when beneficial, commandeered alien technology such as the [[Cryon]]'s refrigerated cities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] once used cyber-technology to try an analyse a sample of [[Warlock (drug)|Warlock]], but the analysis failed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlock (novel)|Warlock]]'')
Whilst being highly advanced, Cybermen could not always rely on Cyber-Technology and, when beneficial, commandeered alien technology such as [[Cryon]] refrigeration technology ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'') and [[Gravitron|gravity-manipulating technology]] created by [[human]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]''). The [[Cyber-Leader]] stated, while watching the non-Human [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]] use Cyber-Technology, that Humans lacked the ability to understand it, an observation which tipped him off to the Doctor's identity. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'')


:''It remains unclear as to whether [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|the parallel Earth Cybermen]] thought of their technology as "Cyber-Technology".''
When confronted by [[Kate Stewart|Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[UNIT]], a Cyberman informed her that human weapons were ineffective against cyber-technology. In response, she presented it with a severed and damaged [[CyberNomad]] head, signifying to them that humans had learned how to combat the [[Cyber-subspecies]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'')
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In [[2526]], the [[Cyber-Leader (Earthshock)|Cyber-Leader]] stated, while watching the non-human [[Fifth Doctor]] use Cyber-Technology, that humans lacked the ability to understand it, an observation which tipped him off to the Doctor's identity. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
 
[[Historian]]s from an era that succeeded the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] recorded that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] had used "[[Handles|Cyber-Technology]]" to decode [[the Question]] during the Siege's opening stages. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'')
 
The [[Cyberium]] was an [[artificial intelligence]] and item of Cyber-Technology which contained the [[knowledge]] and [[history]] of the Cybermen of the [[Cyber-Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'')
 
The [[CyberMaster]] [[Cyber-Leader (The Power of the Cybermen)|leader]] described a [[cyber-conversion planet]] as "the [[zenith]] of [[cyber-conversion]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
When it allied with [[Rassilon]], the [[Cyberiad]] conquered [[Earth]] during the time of the [[Silurian]]s and built a fleet of [[Cyber-Ark]]s with which to seed the developing [[Mutter's Spiral|galaxy]] with cyber-technology. According to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], cyber-technology was not supposed to exist at that point in history. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
 
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Cyber-Technology, Cyber-equipment, (PROSE: Made of Steel) or Cybertech, (TV: Nightmare in Silver) was a blanket term given to inventions, weapons, and other devices of the Cybermen. One Cyber-Controller boasted that Cyber-Technology was the most advanced technology of any universe. (AUDIO: Code Silver) The Seventh Doctor described Cyber-Technology to De Flores, a human from the year 1988, as "more advanced and more terrible than you could imagine." (TV: Silver Nemesis)

Whilst being highly advanced, Cybermen could not always rely on cyber-technology and, when beneficial, commandeered alien technology such as the Cryon's refrigerated cities. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen) The Seventh Doctor once used cyber-technology to try an analyse a sample of Warlock, but the analysis failed. (PROSE: Warlock)

When confronted by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT, a Cyberman informed her that human weapons were ineffective against cyber-technology. In response, she presented it with a severed and damaged CyberNomad head, signifying to them that humans had learned how to combat the Cyber-subspecies. (TV: Death in Heaven)

In 2526, the Cyber-Leader stated, while watching the non-human Fifth Doctor use Cyber-Technology, that humans lacked the ability to understand it, an observation which tipped him off to the Doctor's identity. (TV: Earthshock)

Historians from an era that succeeded the Siege of Trenzalore recorded that the Eleventh Doctor had used "Cyber-Technology" to decode the Question during the Siege's opening stages. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)

The Cyberium was an artificial intelligence and item of Cyber-Technology which contained the knowledge and history of the Cybermen of the Cyber-Empire. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

The CyberMaster leader described a cyber-conversion planet as "the zenith of cyber-conversion". (TV: The Power of the Doctor)

When it allied with Rassilon, the Cyberiad conquered Earth during the time of the Silurians and built a fleet of Cyber-Arks with which to seed the developing galaxy with cyber-technology. According to the Eleventh Doctor, cyber-technology was not supposed to exist at that point in history. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen)