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cybernation

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[sahy-ber-nay-shuhn] / ˌsaɪ bərˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the use of computers to control automatic processes, especially in manufacturing.


Etymology

Origin of cybernation

First recorded in 1960–65; cybern(etic) ( def. ) + -ation


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In his new book, The Accidental Century, Michael Harrington speculates that "there could be a new, unimpoverished political equivalent of the poor," composed of middle-class people threatened in their jobs by automation and cybernation.

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