Word info

man-machine

Adjective

Meaning

man-machine (not comparable)

Of a system: including both human and machine and/or their interface.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: The machines can't. Alan Perlis

The man-machine will crucify any conscious man who tries to help him; and convert his wisdom into an empty, mechanical dogma that suits his own understanding. Barry Long

You can predict exactly what a machine will do if you have sufficient knowledge of it. A machine cannot go beyond the limitations of its design. The man-machine fears death because a machine cannot see beyond its own destruction. Barry Long

HMIs are also referred to as man-machine interfaces (MMIs) and graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Source: Internet

“I also happen to have a slightly more humanistic view of the man-machine interface, and I think it’s not the dystopian view of jacking directly into the computer and completely becoming de-personalized,” Miner says. Source: Internet

The design philosophy of these computerised systems was that of a 'man-machine partnership'; while onboard computers performed much of the data sift and analysis processes, decisions and actions on the basis of that data remained in the operator's hands. Source: Internet

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