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automation

noun

ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən

Definition of automation

as in mechanization

the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed

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Recent Examples of automation This kind of automation could become increasingly useful as quantum hardware moves toward larger-scale, deployable systems, where lasers, control electronics and other precision components all have to work reliably together. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Amazon Echo Show 8 Deal Amazon's Echo Show smart screens are great hubs for home automation, integrating with thousands of different devices to give you instant control over them. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The other clock hiding inside it The TC001 has attracted an enthusiastic home-automation following because it can be used with AWTRIX, an open-source firmware and ecosystem designed around small LED matrix displays. — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026 The new exhibition will cover machinery and equipment, fibers and yarns, dyes and finishing chemicals, testing and inspection, automation, artificial intelligence and other digital manufacturing tools. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automation

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mechanization

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Every significant technological advancement, such as the digitization of information, industrial automation, and agricultural mechanization, has changed the nature of employment.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The suspense grows more effective past the one-hour mark, once Dama takes control of the narrative, with Irina, Rosa and Giulia variably helped and hindered by her steely mechanizations.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026

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