Cybernation
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The control of an industrial operation or task through processing of information with a computer. uncountable
"And the mechanization of a task is done by segmentation of each part of an action in a series of uniform, repeatable, and moveable parts. The exact opposite characterizes cybernation (or automation), which has been described as a way of thinking, as much as a way of doing. Instead of being concerned with separate machines, cybernation looks at the production problem as an integrated system of information handling."
- 2 A large online community that operates like a nation, or state.
"Some cybernations also sell licences for setting up banks, corporations and raising debt bonds. Kingdom of Kerguelon offers bank, corporates and church charters for up to $50,000."
- 3 the control of processes by computer wordnet
Example
More examples"And the mechanization of a task is done by segmentation of each part of an action in a series of uniform, repeatable, and moveable parts. The exact opposite characterizes cybernation (or automation), which has been described as a way of thinking, as much as a way of doing. Instead of being concerned with separate machines, cybernation looks at the production problem as an integrated system of information handling."
Etymology
Blend of cybernetic + automation.
From cyber- + nation.
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