Cybernetic
/ˌsaɪbɚˈnɛtɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
- 2 Of or relating to computers and the Internet.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating the principles of cybernetics wordnet
Example
More examples"Cells are cybernetic multimolecular cities, full of hi-tech machines, power plants, and even nanorobots."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós, “good at steering, good pilot”), from κυβερνητική τέχνη (kubernētikḗ tékhnē, “the pilot’s art”), from Ancient Greek κυβερνισμός (kubernismós), κυβέρνησις (kubérnēsis, “steering, pilotage, guiding”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”) (which is also ultimately the root of govern). The term first recorded in English in 1948.