the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
Word origin
cybernetics + -ation: coined (c. 1961) by D. N. Michael, of Peace Research Institute
cybernation in American English
(ˌsaibərˈneiʃən)
noun
the use of computers to control automatic processes, esp. in manufacturing
Word origin
[1960–65; cybern(etic) + -ation]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buyback, deinstitutionalize, parvovirus, tag question, zip code-ation is used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate (separation) and, on this model, to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation). Other words that use the affix -ation include: capitalization, generalization, neutralization, pagination, plantation
Examples of 'cybernation' in a sentence
cybernation
Due to pressure loss, it gives the output digital signal convenient for cybernation of the control process.
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