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automation

noun

au·​to·​ma·​tion ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce automation (audio)
1
: the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically
2
: the state of being operated automatically
3
: automatically controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human labor

Example Sentences

feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed
Recent Examples on the Web The attack is based on Microsoft’s Power Automate, an automation tool that was built into Windows 11. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Biocut Systems is a process automation company that helps bioscience firms advance their products from the laboratory to production. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 Everyone's favorite big box department store has tapped Clockwork, a robot automation company that aims to relieve users of everyday tasks, to provide customers with in-store manicures. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2022 With the funding, Walla aims to drive sales and expand its software features, including the addition of an email and text automation platform and an appointments tool for private sessions. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022 While the applications for automation are varied, my takeaways from this trade show were more concerned with what makes for a great tradeshow. John Hayes, Forbes, 29 June 2022 While the ill effects of Covid have dissipated, the ports’ increasing need for automation to stay competitive has sharpened the labor strife that has long afflicted them. Peter Tirschwell, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Adwisely, a Wilmington, Del.-based ad automation platform for e-commerce DTC brands, raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 June 2022 Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation, an industry body, says rising demand for automation among smaller companies is driving interest in robotics as a service. Will Knight, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

automatic entry 1

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of automation was in 1912

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