automation
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automation
- /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US
- [ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən] US
- /ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
- [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən] Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger
- /ˌoː.təˈmæɪ.ʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From automatic + -ion or automaton + -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.
noun automations
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The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
With all the discussion of automation, one point seems to have been largely overlooked. In a number of fields, automatic controls do not merely cut costs. They also make possible production processes that otherwise could not be attempted.
Similar: automatization
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: high technology, mechanization, mechanisation, high-tech, computerised, computerization, computer, automate, automated, machinery, mechanism, animation, auto, computerized, computerisation, robot
Translations
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noun converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system
| Español | automatización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자동화 jadonghwa, 오토메이션 otomeisyeon |
| 日本語 | 自動化 jidōka, オートメーション ōtomēshon, オートメ化 ōtomeka |
| 中文 | 自動化 /自动化 zìdònghuà |
| हिन्दी | स्वचालन svacālan |
| Português | automação, automatização |
| Français | automatisation |
| Deutsch | Automatisierung |
| Italiano | automazione, automatizzazione |
| Română | automatizare, automatizație |
| Русский | автоматиза́ция avtomatizácija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tự động hóa |
| العربية | أَتْمَتَة ʔatmata, تَأْلِيَّة taʔliyya |
| עברית | אוֹטוֹמַצְיָה otomatya |
Talk about this word "automation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/automation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. automation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/automation "automation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/automation.Cite this
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title = {automation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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