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[syn: biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ergonomics \ergonomics\ n.
biological science applied to study the relation between
workers and their environments.
Syn: biotechnology, bioengineering.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ergonomics
n 1: the branch of engineering science in which biological
science is used to study the relation between workers and
their environments [syn: biotechnology, bioengineering,
ergonomics]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
ergonomics
The study of the design and arrangement of equipment so that
people will interact with the equipment in healthy,
comfortable, and efficient manner. As related to computer
equipment, ergonomics is concerned with such factors as the
physical design of the keyboard, screens, and related
hardware, and the manner in which people interact with these
hardware devices.
(1995-04-14)