cybernetics
noun /ˌsaɪbəˈnetɪks/
/ˌsaɪbərˈnetɪks/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of communication and control systems, which involves comparing human and animal brains with machines and electronic devicesMore Like This Uncountable nouns ending in –icsUncountable nouns ending in –ics
- athletics
- ballistics
- civics
- cybernetics
- genetics
- geophysics
- gymnastics
- linguistics
- optics
- orthodontics
- orthopaedics
- phonetics
- phonics
- physics
- semantics
- semiotics
- stylistics
- thermodynamics
Word Origin1940s: from Greek kubernētēs ‘steersman’, from kubernan ‘to steer’.