automation

See also: automâtion

English

Etymology

automatic +‎ -ion or automaton +‎ -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.

Noun

automation (countable and uncountable, plural automations)

  1. The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
    • 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
      The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.

Translations

References

  • automation at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • “automation” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/, /ɔ.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

automation f (plural automations)

  1. automation

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

automation c

  1. automation

Declension

Declension of automation 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative automation automationen — —
Genitive automations automationens — —

Synonyms

  • automatisering
  • robotisering
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