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Automat

American  
[aw-tuh-mat] / ˈɔ təˌmæt /
Trademark.

  1. a type of self-service restaurant in which customers obtain food from small compartments by depositing the required number of coins in slots so that the doors can be opened.

automat British  
/ ˈɔːtəˌmæt /

noun

  1. Also called: vending machine.  a machine that automatically dispenses goods, such as cigarettes, when money is inserted

  2. an area or room, sometimes having restaurant facilities, where food and other goods are supplied from vending machines

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Apart from the tellingly-named ghost kitchens, fast-food companies, the successors of the original Automat, seem eager to find out.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

He also picked the endeavor’s code name: Project Automat, later amended to HTAutomat or HTA.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2022

In March, following weak sales, Automat Kitchen ended its lease and vacated the premises.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Why does the Automat hold a special place in many people’s hearts?

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

He'd end up an exile washing dishes at the Automat.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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