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English
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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cybernetic (comparative more cybernetic, superlative most cybernetic)
- Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
- Of or relating to computers and the Internet.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to the mathematical study of control
relating to computers and the Internet