automation

See also: automâtion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən/
  • Audio (US)(file)

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.
    Synonym: automatization
    • 2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
      The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → French: automation
  • → Italian: automazione (calque)
  • → Swedish: automation

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English automation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/, /ɔ.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)
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Noun

automation f (plural automations)

  1. automation
    Synonym: automatisation

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English automation

Noun

automation c

  1. automation

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

Synonyms
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