Cybernetics is a wide-ranging field concerned with circular causal processes such as feedback. The field is named after an example of circular causal feedback—that of steering a ship. In steering a ship, the helmsperson adjusts their steering in continual response to the effect it is observed as having, forming a feedback loop through which a steady course can be maintained in a changing environment, responding to disturbances from cross winds and tide. Cybernetics is concerned with the principles of circular causal processes such as steering however they are embodied, including in ecological, technological, biological, cognitive and social systems and also in the context of practical activities such as designing, learning, managing, etc. Cybernetics' transdisciplinary character has meant that it intersects with a number of other fields, leading to it having both wide influence and diverse interpretations.

साइबर्नेटिक्स नियामक व्यवस्था के ढांचों का अंतःविषय अध्ययन होता है। ये नियंत्रण सिद्धांत और प्रणाली सिद्धांत से निकटता से संबंधित होता है। इसका उद्गम एवं विकास २०वीं शताब्दी के उत्तरार्ध में हुआ था। साइबर्नेटिक्स समान रूप से शारीरिक और सामाजिक अनुप्रयोग प्रणालियों पर लागू होता है।