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cybernation

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cy⋅ber⋅na⋅tion

[sahy-ber-ney-shuhn]
–noun
the use of computers to control automatic processes, esp. in manufacturing.

Origin:
1960–65; cybern(etic) + -ation
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cy·ber·nate   (sī'bər-nāt')   
tr.v.   cy·ber·nat·ed, cy·ber·nat·ing, cy·ber·nates
To control (an industrial process) by computer.

[cybern(etics) + -ate1.]
cy'ber·na'tion n.
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Main Entry: cy·ber·na·tion
Pronunciation: "sI-b&r-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the automatic control of a process or operation (asin manufacturing) by means of computers
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