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automation

[ aw-tuh-mey-shuhn ]

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noun

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.

automation

/ ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən /

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

Heroin blocks this automation so that when you fall asleep, you stop breathing.

Having a successful show assured us that the market for our innovative home automation product was ready and waiting.

Indeed, the reach of cockpit automation is only going to increase.

Flight deck automation is proving to be far more fallible than advertised.

Airbus and Boeing have different approaches to cockpit automation.

Even where men could have taken charge, automation was cheaper, more reliable, less risky of lives.

He said "No, we got automation here, we are taking too much business in so we have to let you go."

But practically all workers must be highly skilled workers in the age of automation, and there is little room for the illiterate.

Automation or not, Leoh thought smilingly, there were certain human values that transcended mere efficiency.

As those who leave our schools and farms demand new jobs, automation takes old jobs away.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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