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ALLOPOIESIS
______________________________________________________Parent Node(s): ASC Glossary on Cybernetics
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ALLOPOIESIS
the process whereby an organization produces
something other than the organization itself. An assembly line
is an example of an allopoietic system. See AUTOPOIESIS.
(Francisco Varela)