Definitions for automation

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automation au·to·ma·tion

Spelling: [aw-tuh-mey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən/

Automation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 309 anagrams from letters in automation (aaimnoottu).

Definitions for automation

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.
5. 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.
6. a mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator.
7. act or process of automating.
8. the state of being automated.

Origin of automation

First recorded in 1945-50; autom(atic) + (oper)ation

Examples for automation

Heroin blocks this automation so that when you fall asleep, you stop breathing.

automation rationalized away the literate component of many activities.

As those who leave our schools and farms demand new jobs, automation takes old jobs away.

Even where men could have taken charge, automation was cheaper, more reliable, less risky of lives.

automation at its ultimate, not even the steward department had tasks adequately to fill the hours.

Beyond doubt, the steady advance of automation on airplane flight decks has greatly helped to reduce accidents.

automation, the second industrial revolution, has eliminated for all practical purposes the need for their labor.

automation or not, Leoh thought smilingly, there were certain human values that transcended mere efficiency.

He complained of segregation and unemployment, and automation in the United States.

Once integrated in practical experiences of a different nature, such as those of automation, they all allow for a new dynamics.

Heroin blocks this automation so that when you fall asleep, you stop breathing.

automation rationalized away the literate component of many activities.

As those who leave our schools and farms demand new jobs, automation takes old jobs away.

Even where men could have taken charge, automation was cheaper, more reliable, less risky of lives.

automation at its ultimate, not even the steward department had tasks adequately to fill the hours.

Beyond doubt, the steady advance of automation on airplane flight decks has greatly helped to reduce accidents.

automation, the second industrial revolution, has eliminated for all practical purposes the need for their labor.

automation or not, Leoh thought smilingly, there were certain human values that transcended mere efficiency.

He complained of segregation and unemployment, and automation in the United States.

Once integrated in practical experiences of a different nature, such as those of automation, they all allow for a new dynamics.