automative
/ˈɔːtəʊˌmeɪtɪv/ /ɔːˈtɒmətɪv/adjective
1= automatic.
2= automotive.
3Of or relating to the automation of a manufacturing or other process.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), theologian and natural philosopher. Probably partly irregularly from automat- + -ive, and partly a typographical error for automotive.
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