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Automation
//ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls. countable, uncountable
"With all the discussion of automation, one point seems to have been largely overlooked. In a number of fields, automatic controls do not merely cut costs. They also make possible production processes that otherwise could not be attempted."
- 2 the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware wordnet
- 3 equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation wordnet
- 4 the condition of being automatically operated or controlled wordnet
Etymology
From automatic + -ion or automaton + -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.
See also for "automation"
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