Cybernetics – The scientific study of communication and automatic control systems in machines and living things
(Pronounced sy-ber-net-icks)
To remember the definition of the word cybernetics, use the following mnemonic:
The Cybermen were netted (cybernetics) so they could be studied to find out how they communicated – was there any difference between robots and humans?
Examples of cybernetics in a sentence
With what scientists and engineers know about cybernetics and robotics they have yet to create a real "fake" animal.
She wanted to study cybernetics at university.
Artificial intelligence and cybernetics are often conflated but they are different fields of study.