cybernetic

American  

[sahy-ber-net-ik] / ˌsaɪ bərˈnɛt ɪk /

Rarely cybernetical

adjective

1. of or relating to cybernetics, the study of automatic control and communication functions in both living organisms and mechanical and electronic systems.

   The self-regulating engineering devices of the mid-20th century inspired the cybernetic image of the brain as a computer.

2. relating to or being a mechanical or electronic device implanted into or attached to a living organism to enhance or aid physiological functioning.

   In the sci-fi movie, the hero’s nemesis acquires a six-legged spider-like cybernetic apparatus to replace his lost lower body.

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Other Word Forms

• cybernetically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of cybernetic

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from cybernetics ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cybernetic

She's concerned about who ends up holding the keys to cybernetic technology.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

As always, he’s a blunt, far-reaching, fast-talking rapper who’s determined to engage on multiple fronts: political, cultural, mythmaking, cybernetic, sardonic and — now more than ever — personal.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

They recruited an eccentric British management consultant named Stafford Beer who applied pioneering cybernetic theory — essentially, the study of dynamic systems, and how different inputs create feedback into those systems — to business operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Musk added that he envisions Twitter as "a cybernetic collective mind for humanity."

From Salon ● May 17, 2023

The signal-panel flashed "Under-Eating" and he knew the state machine-records system had advised his cybernetic cooker to increase the amount of his consumption.

From Waste Not, Want by Dave Dryfoos

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