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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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 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)