automation
The definition of automation is the use of machines and technology to make processes run on their own without manpower.
(noun)An example or automation is the technology used in automobile assembly lines that limits the number of people required to build cars.
See automation in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun
- in manufacturing, a system or method in which many or all of the processes of production, movement, and inspection of parts and materials are automatically performed or controlled by self-operating machinery, electronic devices, etc.
- any system or method resembling this in using self-operating equipment, electronic devices, etc. to replace human beings in doing routine or repetitive work: automation in teaching
- the condition of being automated
Origin: automa(tic) + -tion
See automation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
Origin:
Origin: From automatic
.Related Forms:
- auˌto·maˈtive adjective
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Automation
automobilism
the use or care of automobiles. —automobilist, n. —automobility, n.
1. the science or study of how man and animals perform tasks and solve certain types of problems involving use of the body.
2. the application of this study to the design of computer-driven and other automated equipment.
3. the application of this study to the design of artificial limbs, organs, and other prosthetic devices. —bionic, adj.
the jargon or language typical of those involved with computers.
the comparative study of complex electronic devices and the nervous system in an attempt to understand better the nature of the human brain. —cyberneticist, n. —cybernetic, adj.
the application of automated machinery to tasks traditionally done by hand, as in manufacturing.
the use of automated machinery or manlike mechanical devices to perform tasks. —robotistic, adj.
a closed-circuit feedback system used in the automatic control of machines, involving an error-sensor using a small amount of energy, an amplifier, and a servomotor dispensing large amounts of power. Also called servo. —servomechanical, adj.
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