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Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems
An alphabetical index to a composite cybernetics and systems dictionary hosted within the Principia Cybernetica Web.
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Summary
The index says it combines the ASC Glossary, Krippendorff’s Dictionary, and Hornung’s Glossary with permission, and attributes definitions individually. It credits Francis Heylighen with compilation and hypertext conversion, assisted by An Vranckx.
Implications for practice
An index combining attributed definitions is not a single consensus vocabulary. Individual entries were not examined in this pass.
Key distinctions
- An index combining attributed definitions is not a single consensus vocabulary. Individual entries were not examined in this pass.
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Further checks
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Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems is part of Principia Cybernetica Web
Status: accepted · Relation: part of
The dictionary identifies itself as part of Principia Cybernetica Web.
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- Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems (research pass needs editor)
Status: accepted · Relation: authored by
The dictionary page credits Francis Heylighen, helped by An Vranckx.
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- Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems (research pass needs editor)
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- Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems: Author field; introductory paragraph; Defined Terms · research pass needs editor
Cite this entry
Taylor, B. P. (2026). Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.41. https://transduction.systems/entries/comparator_corpus_principia_cybernetica_web_dictionary/
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