| 释义 |
ˈautomated, ppl. a. orig. U.S.
[Back-formation f. automation.]
1. In senses of the verb (see prec.).
1952Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 13 Apr. 12 Another ‘automated’ line, less spectacular than the block line, machines the cylinder head. 1954Economist 6 Nov. 466 (heading) Automated Giants. 1962Observer 15 July 3/5 An automated laundry which washes, rinses and irons in a continuous process. 1962Cath. Gaz. Nov. 320/1 A society is automated when its production is dominated by machines to the extent that machines are given a priority over men in the performance of human tasks. 1967Karch & Buber Offset Processes xii. 506 A Lawson automated-spacing power paper cutter.
2. Special collocation: automated teller machine (orig. U.S.) = automatic teller machine s.v. automatic a. 2; abbrev. A.T.M. s.v. A III. 1.
1974Computers & People Aug. 35/1 Installations of cash-dispensing and *automated teller machines in proliferation by both thrifts and commercial banks. 1986Amer. Banker 13 Aug. 4/2 He's been actively shopping bank certificate of deposit rates, and uses your automated teller machines often. |