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au·tom·a·ton
\ȯˈtämətən, -əd.ən, -ətən also əˈtäm- or -məˌtän\ noun
(plural automatons \-nz\ ; also automa·ta \-mətə, -əd.ə sometimes -əˌtä or -əˌtȧ\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, neuter of automatos self-acting, from aut- + -matos (akin to Sanskrit mata thought) — more at mind
1. archaic : something that has within itself the principle of its movements
2.
a. : a mechanism that is relatively self-moving
b. : a contrivance or figure that appears to imitate the motions of men or animals : robot
< tiny wooden soldiers that could be wound with a key and that would then march stiffly along — wonderful little automatons >
3. : a machine or a controlling mechanism designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of operations or respond to encoded instructions and correct errors or deviations occurring during operation
4. : a creature whose actions are fixed, routine, and mechanical with little or no indication of active intelligence
< dull unthinking human automatons > |