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automation

au·to·ma·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tuh-mey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˈɔː.tə.meɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tuh-mey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of automation word

  • noun automation the use of methods for controlling industrial processes automatically, esp by electronically controlled systems, often reducing manpower 3
  • noun automation the extent to which a process is so controlled 3
  • noun automation 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. 3
  • noun automation any system or method resembling this in using self-operating equipment, electronic devices, etc. to replace human beings in doing routine or repetitive work 3
  • noun automation the condition of being automated 3
  • noun automation 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. 1
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Origin of automation

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; autom(atic) + (oper)ation

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Parts of speech for Automation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Automation

automation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for automation

noun automation

  • computerization — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
  • industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
  • mechanization — to make mechanical.
  • robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
All 4 Synonyms of automation

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Related words

  • automate

    To automate a factory, office, or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.

  • agricultural engineering

    the branch of engineering involved with the design of farm machinery, with soil management, land development, and mechanization and automation of livestock farming, and with the efficient planting, harvesting, storage, and processing of farm commodities.

  • computer-aided manufacturing

    the use of specially designed computers to improve and regulate manufacturing processes; a type of automation in which computers control and monitor industrial machinery.

  • deskill

    If workers are deskilled, they no longer need special skills to do their work, especially because of modern methods of production.

  • office automation

    a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.

  • unemployment

    the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
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