cybernetics
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cybernetics
- /ˌsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˈnɛ.tɪks/ UK
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, drive, guide, act as a pilot”) (whence English govern). The term is attested since at least 1948 in the book Cybernetics by Norbert Wiener, influenced by the cognate term and doublet governor, the name of an early control device proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in 1868. Note also the 1830s French cybernétique (“the art of governing”). Also doublet of Kubernetes.
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The theory/science of communication and control in living organisms or machines.
Near-synonym: control theory (not consistently differentiated)
Similar: control theory
- The art/study of governing, controlling automatic processes and communication.
- Technology that is part of and controlled by a living organism (e.g. a cyborg); cybernetic or bionic technology such as prostheses. […] he lost both of his arms and his jaw in a previous fight and had them replaced with cybernetics.
- Technology related to computers and the Internet.
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noun science of communication and control
| Español | cibernética |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인공두뇌학 in'gongdunoehak |
| 日本語 | サイバネティックス saibanetikkusu, 人工頭脳 jinkō zunō |
| 中文 | 控制論 /控制论 kòngzhìlùn, 模控學 /模控学 mókòngxué |
| हिन्दी | संतांत्रिकी santāntrikī, साइबरनेटिक्स sāibarneṭiks |
| Português | cibernética |
| Français | cybernétique |
| Deutsch | Kybernetik |
| Italiano | cibernetica |
| Ελληνικά | κυβερνητική kyvernitikí, ψηφιοκυβερνητική psifiokyvernitikí |
| Română | cibernetică |
| Русский | киберне́тика kibernɛ́tika |
| Tiếng Việt | điều khiển học |
| العربية | سَبْرَانِيَّة sabrāniyya |
| עברית | קִיבֶּרְנֶטִיקָה kibernétika |
noun the art/study of controling
| Español | cibernética |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 控制論 /控制论 kòngzhìlùn |
| Português | cibernética |
| Français | cybernétique |
| Deutsch | Regelungstechnik |
| Italiano | cibernetica |
| Русский | киберне́тика kibernɛ́tika |
noun technology related to computers
| Español | cibernética |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 電腦技術 /电脑技术 diànnǎo jìshù |
| Português | cibernética |
| Français | informatique |
| Русский | киберне́тика kibernɛ́tika |
Talk about this word "cybernetics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cybernetics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cybernetics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cybernetics "cybernetics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cybernetics.Cite this
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title = {cybernetics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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