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automat Definition

auto·mat (ôt′ə mat′)

noun

a restaurant in which patrons get food from small compartments with doors that open when coins are put into slots

Etymology: Ger < Gr automatos: see automatic

automat Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • station: Secondary brands are also used by some firms in Scandinavia on their unmanned automat stations.