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

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cybernetic

In 2019, he starred in “Terminator: Dark Fate” as Rev-9, where he went head to head with the original cybernetic assassin played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

With that we move from the managerial revolution and the cybernetic revolution — which tried to make sense of the managerial revolution — to the neoliberal revolution of the 1970s onward.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025

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

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

And to learn from them, so that today’s dystopian cybernetic science fiction does not become science fact.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023

And we realize fully how dangerous those Doernberg-Giardanos are, and how much more dangerous they'd be if these cybernetic controls were improperly assembled.

From Day of the Moron by H. Beam Piper

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