单词 | cybernation |
释义 | cybernationn. Control (esp. of an industrial process) by machines or computers; automation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > automatic control of manufacture automatization1902 automation1948 cybernation1962 1962 D. Michael (title) Cybernation: the silent conquest. 1972 D. A. Fox Buddhism, Christianity, & Future of Man i. 24 The development of cybernation and automation and their promise to us of an effortless and affluent future in which machines serve us as incredible and uncomplaining slaves. 1993 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 24 Feb. Month after month thousands of jobs are lost to automation/cybernation while the creation of hundreds of new ones is lauded. 2001 Amer. Hist. Rev. 106 1388/2 Each new form of cybernation has been heralded as a creator rather than a destroyer of jobs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962 |
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