automatedadj.
/ˈɔːtəmeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɔdəˌmeɪdᵻd/, /ˈɔdoʊˌmeɪdᵻd/, /ˈɑdəˌmeɪdᵻd/, /ˈɑdoʊˌmeɪdᵻd/ Originally U.S.
Converted so as to operate automatically; that has been automated; automatic.
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society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [adjective] > automated
automatized1921
automated1952
1952 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 13 Apr. 12 Another ‘automated’ line, less spectacular than the block line, machines the cylinder head.
1962 Observer 15 July 3/5 An automated laundry which washes, rinses and irons in a continuous process.
1976 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 133 49/1 These records use a highly standardized checklist-type format most suitable for automated information systems.
1993 Fortune 8 Feb. 127/1 Because Designs' cash registers are tied into an automated inventory system.., core items are automatically replenished.
2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 May e3/3 The service matches the location in its database of..restaurants, and sends an automated text message with the user's name and location.
Compounds
automated fingerprint identification system n. U.S. a computer system which automatically compares a fingerprint (of a suspect, from a crime scene, etc.) to those stored on a database, to determine if there is one that matches; abbreviated AFIS.
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1968 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. 27/5 The organization has been developing an automated fingerprint identification system.
2002 Acad. Managem. Executive 16 39/1 We designed the automated fingerprint identification system for the FBI.
automated teller machine n. originally U.S. = automatic teller n. at automatic adj. and n. Compounds; abbreviated ATM n. at A n. Initialisms.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > cash dispenser
money teller1594
cash machine1890
bank machine1920
teller machine1921
automatic teller1924
automatic teller machine1967
cash dispenser1967
automated teller machine1973
cashpoint1973
money machine1973
ATM1975
hole-in-the-wall1985
society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > keeper of accounts > specific mechanical or automated
accounting machine1801
automated teller machine1973
ATM1975
Pinpoint1984
1973 Daily News-Sun (Hobbs, New Mexico) 27 Mar. 2 (heading) New Mexico Bank to offer automated teller machine.
1989 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 June 68/2 Automated teller machines, or ATM's that accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express are turning up rapidly in foreign countries to let travelers refill their wallets 24 hours a day.
2008 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 4 Dec. 13 TCF Financial Corp. is planning to install automated teller machines with voice capabilities to improve access to its banking services for visually impaired customers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1952