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home automation

British  

noun

  1. the control of domestic appliances by electronically controlled systems

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“This home automation has improved our relationship,” says Cavill, who lives in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

Home security systems can often form the hub of a home automation system, creating the infrastructure for remote systems where you can control many aspects of your home from a smartphone screen.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Some of its most stolen items are wire and wiring devices, power tools, and home automation products, she said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023

Nemo devolves in this nightmarish quarantine — first adapting, then struggling, literally battling the elements as the glitching home automation system blasts him with heat, then freezing cold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

Apple didn’t want to make an app to control its HomeKit home automation software framework; it didn’t release one until two years after HomeKit launched.

From The Verge ● Jul. 27, 2022

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