cy·ber·net·ics 
(sī′bər-nĕtĭks)
(sī′bər-nĕtĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb)
The theoretical study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical, and electronic systems, especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems.
[From Greek kubernētēs, governor, from kubernān, to govern.]
cy′ber·netic adj.
cy′ber·neti·cal·ly adv.
cy′ber·neti·cist, cy′ber·ne·tician (-nĭ-tĭshən) n.