man-machine

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveman-machine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a system: including both human and machine and/or their interface.

    The man-machine system is a combination of people and equipment interacting to produce a desired result from given inputs.

    1995, Béla G. Lipták, Instrument Engineers' Handbook, page 329
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