automation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌoː.təˈmæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən] (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- audio Colorado
- /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English automation From automatic + -ion or automaton + -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.
2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:When deployed by monopolies / cartels, automation institutionalizes mediocrity, and soon everyone forgets excellence and quality because they no longer have any experience of either one.
2025 February 14, Charles Hugh Smith, Automation Institutionalizes Mediocrity: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.
1955 June 14, “Science and Industry”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| automations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
electronification · computerization · electrification · digitalization · mechanization
Deriveds
manumation · agrimation · automate · hyperautomation · automation complacency · office automation · automation bias · island of automation · fauxtomation · cybernation · sortation · semiautomation · nonautomation · home automation
Descendants
automation · automazione · automation
Relateds
automat · automatic · automaton · automatize · autonomation
Synonyms
Translations (69)
ko 자동화 (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · es automatización (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · nb automasjon (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · uz avtomatizatsiya (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · da automatik c automatisering (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · mk автоматизација (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · vi sự tự động hóa (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · nl automatisering (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ar أَتْمَتَة (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ky автоматизация (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sk automatizácia (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ast automatización (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · lt automatizacija (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · hi स्वचालन (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · cmn 自動化 /自动化 (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ar تَأْلِيَّة (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · bg автоматиза́ция (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · hu automatizálás (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ro automatizare (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · hy ավտոմատացում (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · th ระบบอัตโนมัติ (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · kk автоматтандыру (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · pt automação (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · my အော်တိုမေးရှင်း (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · fa خودکارسازی (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ka ავტომატიზაცია (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · gl automatización (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · et automatiseerimine (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · fr automatisation (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · tg худкорсозӣ (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sh automatizácija (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sv automatisering (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · be аўтаматыза́цыя (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · de Automatisierung (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · yi אויטאָמאַציע (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · pl automatyzacja (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ja オートメ化 (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ca automatització (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · tr otomasyon (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ms automasi (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · uz avtomatlashtirish (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ro automatizație (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sv automation (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · nrf automâtion (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sh аутоматиза́ција (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sl avtomatizacija (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · fi automaatio (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · az avtomatlaşdırma (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ja 自動化 (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ja オートメーション (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · it automatizzazione (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ru автоматиза́ция (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · fa اتوماسیون (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · pt automatização (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · id automasi (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · sq automatizim (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · lv automatizācija (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · he אוֹטוֹמַצְיָה (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · eo aŭtomatizo (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · km ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិកម្ម (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ur خودکاری (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · cs automatizace (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · ko 오토메이션 (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · id otomatisasi (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · oc automatizacion (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · fi automatisointi (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · it automazione (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · uk автоматиза́ція (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) · mi whakaaunoatanga (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system)