CYBERNETICS

[cy.ber.net.ics] n pl but sing in constr [Gk kybernetes pilot, governor (fr. kybernan to steer, govern) + E -ics] (1948): the science of communication and control theory that is concerned esp. with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems) -- cy.ber.net.ic also cy.ber.net.i.cal adj -- cy.ber.net.i.cal.ly adv