automation

Noun
  1. The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology;
    Usually involving electronic hardware (synset 100103277)
    "automation replaces human workers by machines"
    is a type of: high tech, high technology - highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)
    subtypes: computerization, cybernation - the control of processes by computer
    same as: mechanisation, mechanization
  2. The condition of being automatically operated or controlled (synset 114598049)
    "automation increases productivity"
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
  3. Equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation (synset 102764211)
    "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
    is a type of: equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

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