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cybernation

American  
[sahy-ber-ney-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

Example Sentences

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“Yes, we do live in a period where changes are taking place,” he said, naming “automation and cybernation” among them.

From New York Times

In 1964, a group of prominent liberals wrote President Johnson to warn of a “cybernation revolution” inexorably creating “a permanent impoverished and jobless class established in the midst of potential abundance.”

From New York Times