automation
English meaning: Automation
Definition
The use of technology to perform tasks with minimal human intervention.
Example
“Automation handles the repetitive reports, freeing analysts to focus on harder questions.”
Another example: “Increasing automation in factories has reshaped the manufacturing workforce.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The use of technology to do tasks with little human input. Common across business, manufacturing and computing. Neutral register. US spelling shown; UK uses "automation" identically but "mechanisation".
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Coined in 1947 at the Ford Motor Company from 'automatic'.
Synonyms
- mechanization
- computerization
- high-tech
- mechanisation
- high technology
Antonyms / Opposites
- manual labor
Related Words
Common Collocations
- process automation
- factory automation
- home automation
- automation tools
- increase automation
Word Forms
automate (v); automated; automating; automation (n); automatic (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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