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au·to·ma·tion

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–noun

1.	the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum.

2.	a mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator.

3.	act or process of automating.

4.	the state of being automated.

[Origin: 1945–50; autom(atic oper)ation

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au·to·ma·tion Audio Help (ô'tə-mā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system.
The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control.
The condition of being automatically controlled or operated.

[From automatic.]

au'to·ma'tive adj.

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automation
noun
1.	the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines"
2.	the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity"
3.	equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"

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ˌautoˈmation noun

(in factories etc) the use of machines, especially to work other machines
Example: Automation has resulted in people losing their jobs.

Arabic:	أوتوماتِيَّه: تَشْغيل آلي
Chinese (Simplified):	自动化
Chinese (Traditional):	自動化
Czech:	automatizace
Danish:	automatisering
Dutch:	automatisering
Estonian:	automatiseerimine
Finnish:	automaatio
French:	automatisation; automation
German:	die Automation
Greek:	αυτοματοποίηση
Hungarian:	automatizálás, automatika
Icelandic:	það að koma á sjálfvirkni, sjálfvirkni
Indonesian:	otomatisasi
Italian:	automazione

Japanese:	オートメーション
Korean:	자동조작
Latvian:	automatizācija
Lithuanian:	automatizacija
Norwegian:	automatisering
Polish:	automatyzacja
Portuguese (Brazil):	automação, automatização
Portuguese (Portugal):	automatização
Romanian:	automatizare
Russian:	автоматизация
Slovak:	automatizácia
Slovenian:	avtomatizacija
Spanish:	automatización
Swedish:	automatisering
Turkish:	otomasyon, özdevinim

See also: automatic, automaton, automated, automatically

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automation
Automatic, as opposed to human, operation or control of a process, equipment or a system; or the techniques and equipment used to achieve this. Most often applied to computer (or at least electronic) control of a manufacturing process.
See also design automation, office automation, manularity, Manufacturing Automation Protocol, PEARL, QBE.
(1994-10-21)

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