cybernation

[ sahy-ber-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. the use of computers to control automatic processes, especially in manufacturing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cybernation¹

First recorded in 1960–65; cybern(etic) ( def ) + -ation

Example Sentences

“Yes, we do live in a period where changes are taking place,” he said, naming “automation and cybernation” among them.

From New York Times

In 1964, a group of prominent liberals wrote President Johnson to warn of a “cybernation revolution” inexorably creating “a permanent impoverished and jobless class established in the midst of potential abundance.”

From New York Times