n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -b ə r- ' n ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: cybern etics + -ation
Date: 1962
: the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers
– cy · ber · nat · ed \ ' s ī -b ə r- ˌ n ā -t ə d \ adjective