Cybernetics Definition
sībər-nĕtĭks
noun
The science dealing with the comparative study of human control systems, as the brain and nervous system, and complex electronic systems.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- system to describe the nature of the brain
- ai
- artificial intelligence
- comparative study of complex electronic machines
- computer science
Origin of Cybernetics
From Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikos, “good at steering, good pilot”), from κυβερνάω (kubernaō, “I steer, drive, guide, act as a pilot”), possibly based on 1830s French cybernétique "the art of governing." The term was coined in 1948 by U.S. mathematician Norbert Wiener.
From Wiktionary
From Greek kubernētēs governor from kubernān to govern
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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