office automation

American  

noun

1. a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.

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Other Word Forms

• office-automation adjective

Example Sentences

The company’s original product was an office automation program by the same name, but it was a different software product the company introduced that same year that would send Autodesk into the tech stratosphere.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

And yet, when she found out in April that the Smithsonian was offering her a role as an office automation clerk, she was so happy she doubled over with joy at her desk.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2019

Mr. Gassée, a French specialist in office automation, had just been promoted to president of Apple’s product division by John Sculley, then Apple’s chief executive, and was responsible for the company’s engineering and manufacturing work.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2018

For the past 30 years, Enterprise 1.0, be it desktop publishing, office automation, ERP, HRM, CRM, etc., has focused on digitizing the output from our “head”. 

From Forbes • Jun. 6, 2012

The Management section contains experts' evaluation of the economical climate with forecasts, information about foreign producers for importers, tips and experiences on personal efficiency, management of smaller companies, and office automation.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd