Technopathy
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Technopathy (also known as Cyberpathy) is the super power to control technology, generally electronic (although not limited by this) with one's mind. Sometimes the definition of technopathy extends to the manipulation of all things technological, whereas cyberpathy can be used to refer solely to the manipulation of computerised data and cybernetics.
The term appears to have originated in the 2003 TV series Jake 2.0. Another example is in 2005 Disney movie Sky High, in which one student describes herself as having this form of superpower. However, older examples from before the term was coined exist, such as Willow from the comic book Dreadstar, the mental manipulation of computers in the movie Scanners, the remote technology control in the book Coils, and the more universally known character of Neo in The Matrix series. In the popular games Mage or GURPS, people with this ability are often referred to as Technomancers.
Marvel Comics also defines cyberpathy in another way. Sage, of the X Men is described as "a cyberpath, which means she can process information faster than any known computer and retain said information forever." However Sage describes cyberpathy as unrelated to her ability to access computers, which she needs special glasses to enable her to do.[1]
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- ^ Claremont, C: "X-Treme X-Men #40". Marvel Comics, 2004
