automation
pronunciation
How to pronounce automation in British English:
UK [ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce automation in American English:
US [ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
- the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
- equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
Word Origin
- automation (n.)
- 1948, in the manufacturing sense, coined by Ford Motor Co. Vice President Delmar S. Harder, from automatic + -ion. Earlier (1838) was automatism, which meant "quality of being automatic" in the classical sense.
Example
- 1. Greater use of automation is also becoming more economic .
- 2. Human language thrives when using the same term to mean somewhat different things , but automation does not .
- 3. Several factors are driving this automation push .
- 4. Computer automation takes many shapes .
- 5. Automation and outsourcing have claimed whole classes of jobs .