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automata

American

[aw-tom-uh-tuh] / ɔˈtɒm ə tə /

noun

a plural of automaton.

automata British

/ ɔːˈtɒmətə /

noun

a plural of automaton

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Campione has become known for her unique specialism in dolls, doll houses, automata, birdcages and corkscrews.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

There, in the Morris Museum’s collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, is a music box from around 1877.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

As you get used to treating human-like automata as automata, you may slowly find yourself treating humans the same.

From The Verge • May 4, 2022

I wondered: Can cellular automata incorporate nonlocal entanglements?

From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2021

Hugo continued flipping through the book, seeing if there was anything at all about automata, but the book was silent on the subject.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick

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