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au⋅to⋅ma⋅tion
[aw-tuh-mey-shuh
n] 
–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
1945–50; autom(atic oper)ation
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| au·to·ma·tion (ô'tə-mā'shən) n.
[From automatic.] au'to·ma'tive adj. |
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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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Language Translation for : automation
Spanish:
automatización,
German:
die Automation,
Japanese:
オートメーション
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