Cybernetics

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsaɪ.bɜː(ɹ).nÉ›t.ɪks/

Origin

From Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikos, "good at steering, good pilot"), from κυβερνάω (kubernaō, "I steer, drive, guide, act as a pilot"), possibly based on 1830s French cybernétique "the art of governing." The term was coined in 1948 by U.S. mathematician Norbert Wiener.

Full definition of cybernetics

Noun

1. The theory/science of communication and control in the animal and the machine.
2. The art/study of governing, controlling automatic processes and communication.
3. Technology related to computers and Internet.

Derived terms

• anthropocybernetics
• biocybernetics
• educational cybernetics
• management cybernetics
• medical cybernetics
• quantum cybernetics
• technical cybernetics
• second order cybernetics

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