Where did the name "The Borg" -- as in Star Trek -- come from?

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How did the creators of Star Trek's biggest bad guy -- the Borg Collective -- come up with its name?

It seems very likely there is actually an answer to this question and the dup-linked to doesn't have it. — Captain P, Apr 25 '16 at 21:05

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '13 at 20:28

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I always thought that since the Borg are part organic and part machine that means they are cyborgs. So the creators must have just shortened the word to Borg.
Again, that's just my interpretation.
However, I did find this link that alludes to my interpretation; In the novel Lost Souls, it details how the Borg were created (one version anyway.)

answered Jun 17 '13 at 20:28

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The word cyborg, in turn, is a shortened form of cybernetic organism. – Junuxx Jun 18 '13 at 01:47

Where did the name "The Borg" -- as in Star Trek -- come from?

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