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noun
The control of an industrial operation or task through processing of information with a computer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A large online community that operates like a nation, or state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the control of processes by computer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: computerization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: automation, mechanization, mechanisation
History
Blend of cybernetic + automation.
From cyber- + nation.
