cyberhabit
nounUK /ˈsaɪ.bəˌhæb.ɪt/
US /ˈsaɪ.bɚˌhæb.ɪt/
A cyberhabit is something you do again and again on the internet or on a screen.
Checking her phone first thing every morning had become a cyberhabit.
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2. A repeated online action that a computer program or app performs automatically.
The app's cyberhabit of backing up files every night keeps data safe.
3. A pattern of behavior in virtual worlds or online games that a player repeats without thinking.
His cyberhabit of always turning left at the start of the game made him easy to predict.
4. A habitual way of interacting with others through digital devices, such as always replying instantly.
Replying to messages within seconds was a cyberhabit she found hard to break.