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☆ cy·ber·net·ics (-net′iks)

noun

the science dealing with the comparative study of human control systems, as the brain and nervous system, and complex electronic systems

Etymology: coined (1948) by Norbert Wiener < Gr kybernētēs, helmsman (< kybernan, to steer, govern) + -ics

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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