cyberneticadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪbəˈnɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪbərˈnɛdɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κυβερνήτης , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek κυβερνήτης steersman (see cybernetics n.) + -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek κυβερνητικός good at steering.

a. Of or relating to cybernetics; relating to or exhibiting automatic control, esp. self-regulatory control through feedback mechanisms.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > science or knowledge of > theory of communication and control

cybernetic1948

1948 N. Wiener Cybernetics 35 There are..fields where I ultimately hope to accomplish something practical with the aid of cybernetic ideas, but..this hope must wait on further developments.

1954 News (Frederick, Maryland) 1 July 4/6 Under the Cybernetic system, girls can operate both big and small machines by sitting at a mahogany desk in a silk dress, occasionally pushing a control button.

1961 J. B. Wilson Reason & Morals ii. 113 If men are machines, at least their behaviour suggests that they are cybernetic or self-regulating machines.

1984 Contemp. Sociol. 13 649/1 Politics becomes part of evolution because it is a cybernetic control mechanism.

1994 K. Kelly Out of Control vi. 99 The cybernetic difference between an organism such as a pollywog and an ecosystem such as a fresh-water bog is that an organism is tightly bound, and strict; an ecosystem is loosely bound, and lax.

2005 D. Dinello Technophobia! vii. 181 As cybernetic pioneers developed systems for coding and processing information in machines, nuclear geneticists unlocked nature's method of coding information in living systems.

b. Relating to or involving the integration of living organisms and electronic or other technological devices. Cf. cyborg n.

ΚΠ

1964 Life 2 Oct. 122/4 Going far beyond Optiman or any similar proposal is the concept of the Cyborg (for cybernetic organism).

1976 M. Bishop And Strange at Ecbatan i. x. 61 The ones who have roles always require surgical adaptation, electrode implanting, cybernetic neural grafting.

1991 M. Heim in M. Benedikt Cyberspace (1993) 75 Each time you add a cybernetic enhancement, there's a corresponding loss of humanity.

2000 White Dwarf May 106/3 Her cybernetic eye whirred slightly as it adjusted to the smoky half-light of the mine.

2007 Neo Apr. 66/2 It's set in a futuristic time where humans without some form of cybernetic modification are an extreme rarity.

2. Relating to or involving electronic technology; (in later use) esp. relating to or connected with cyberspace or the internet.

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1962 K. Amis Let. 22 Mar. (2000) 599 Sf's cherished gadgets—the rocket-ship, the satellite, the computer, the cybernetic stuff—become not only overtaken by fact, but hard to know about and write about convincingly.

1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet i. 14 I had a rather elderly checkbook which did not have the mandatory cybernetic salad in the bottom left-hand corner.

1991 Amer. Bk. Rev. Apr.–May 4/1 Breaking into computers, trespassing, was a very common rite of passage in the early cybernetic milieu.

1994 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. iv. 5/1 With a computer connected to the net it is already possible to..buy an airline ticket or just hang out in the cybernetic equivalent of a bar or tavern (without virtual beers).

2006 M. N. Rothbard Making Econ. Sense (ed. 2) i. 6 Americans can drown their increasing miseries in the glories of 500 interactive, digital, cybernetic channels, each offering another subvariant of mindless pap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cybernetic
释义	cyberneticadj. Brit. /ˌsʌɪbəˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪbərˈnɛdɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κυβερνήτης , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek κυβερνήτης steersman (see cybernetics n.) + -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek κυβερνητικός good at steering. 1. a. Of or relating to cybernetics; relating to or exhibiting automatic control, esp. self-regulatory control through feedback mechanisms. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > science or knowledge of > theory of communication and control cybernetic1948 1948 N. Wiener Cybernetics 35 There are..fields where I ultimately hope to accomplish something practical with the aid of cybernetic ideas, but..this hope must wait on further developments. 1954 News (Frederick, Maryland) 1 July 4/6 Under the Cybernetic system, girls can operate both big and small machines by sitting at a mahogany desk in a silk dress, occasionally pushing a control button. 1961 J. B. Wilson Reason & Morals ii. 113 If men are machines, at least their behaviour suggests that they are cybernetic or self-regulating machines. 1984 Contemp. Sociol. 13 649/1 Politics becomes part of evolution because it is a cybernetic control mechanism. 1994 K. Kelly Out of Control vi. 99 The cybernetic difference between an organism such as a pollywog and an ecosystem such as a fresh-water bog is that an organism is tightly bound, and strict; an ecosystem is loosely bound, and lax. 2005 D. Dinello Technophobia! vii. 181 As cybernetic pioneers developed systems for coding and processing information in machines, nuclear geneticists unlocked nature's method of coding information in living systems. b. Relating to or involving the integration of living organisms and electronic or other technological devices. Cf. cyborg n. ΚΠ 1964 Life 2 Oct. 122/4 Going far beyond Optiman or any similar proposal is the concept of the Cyborg (for cybernetic organism). 1976 M. Bishop And Strange at Ecbatan i. x. 61 The ones who have roles always require surgical adaptation, electrode implanting, cybernetic neural grafting. 1991 M. Heim in M. Benedikt Cyberspace (1993) 75 Each time you add a cybernetic enhancement, there's a corresponding loss of humanity. 2000 White Dwarf May 106/3 Her cybernetic eye whirred slightly as it adjusted to the smoky half-light of the mine. 2007 Neo Apr. 66/2 It's set in a futuristic time where humans without some form of cybernetic modification are an extreme rarity. 2. Relating to or involving electronic technology; (in later use) esp. relating to or connected with cyberspace or the internet. ΚΠ 1962 K. Amis Let. 22 Mar. (2000) 599 Sf's cherished gadgets—the rocket-ship, the satellite, the computer, the cybernetic stuff—become not only overtaken by fact, but hard to know about and write about convincingly. 1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet i. 14 I had a rather elderly checkbook which did not have the mandatory cybernetic salad in the bottom left-hand corner. 1991 Amer. Bk. Rev. Apr.–May 4/1 Breaking into computers, trespassing, was a very common rite of passage in the early cybernetic milieu. 1994 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. iv. 5/1 With a computer connected to the net it is already possible to..buy an airline ticket or just hang out in the cybernetic equivalent of a bar or tavern (without virtual beers). 2006 M. N. Rothbard Making Econ. Sense (ed. 2) i. 6 Americans can drown their increasing miseries in the glories of 500 interactive, digital, cybernetic channels, each offering another subvariant of mindless pap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1948
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