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automation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun automation has 3 senses
- automation(n = noun.act) mechanisation, mechanization - the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" has particulars: computerization, cybernation
- automation(n = noun.state) Array - the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" is a kind of condition, status
- automation(n = noun.artifact) Array - equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment" is a kind of equipment
is a kind of high tech, high technology
Derived form verb automate1
Derived form verb automate1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
automation, n.
1 the use of automatic equipment to save mental and manual labour.
2 the automatic control of the manufacture of a product through its successive stages.
1 the use of automatic equipment to save mental and manual labour.
2 the automatic control of the manufacture of a product through its successive stages.
Etymology
irreg. f. AUTOMATIC + -ATION
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