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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•to•ma•tion (ô′tə mā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum.
- a mechanical device, operated electronically, that functions automatically, without continuous input from an operator.
- act or process of automating.
- the state of being automated.
- autom(atic oper)ation 1945–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: automation /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən/ n - the use of methods for controlling industrial processes automatically, esp by electronically controlled systems, often reducing manpower
- the extent to which a process is so controlled
au•to•mate /ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. - to use machines instead of people to do the work of (a mechanical process, etc.); apply the principles of automation to: [~ + object]We need to automate those procedures.[no object]The investors want us to automate.
au•to•ma•tion /ˌɔtəˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•to•mate (ô′tə māt′),USA pronunciation v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. v.t. - to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
- to operate or control by automation.
- to displace or make obsolete by automation (often fol. by out):The unskilled jobs are going to be automated out.
v.i. - to install automatic procedures, as for manufacturing or servicing;
follow or utilize the principles of automation:Many banks have begun to automate.
- back formation from automation 1950–55
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