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ergonomics
Last modified: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 

The science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans. For example, one branch of ergonomics deals with designing furniture that avoids causing backaches and muscle cramps. In the computer field, ergonomics plays an important role in the design of monitors and keyboards.

Another term for ergonomics is human engineering.

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Ergonomics at work
Contains a collection of articles relating to ergonomics and information on ergonomically-designed workstations and accessories from Allscan Distributors.

University of California's Ergonomics Program
Provides information on current research, publications and conferences, tips, and publications.

Yahoo!'s ergonomics acessories page
Yahoo!'s directory of links to companies offering ergonomically-designed computer accessories.

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Yahoo!'s directory of companies that provide ergonomically-designed products.

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Yahoo!'s directory of links relating to ergonomics.

Carnegie-Mellon's human computer interaction institute
Home page of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The site includes technical reports, videos, software, and other information about their institute.

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