automat

(ôt′ə mat′)

noun

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

Origin: Ger < Gr automatos: see automatic

See automat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A trademark used for automated restaurant services in which food is dispensed from vending machines.

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