automation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
noun the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
noun equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

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

America is painfully learning what life is like without automation. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
Well, he supposed they could use automation in their ships. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
"Strictly off the record--and I mean that--what MITI is working toward is total automation. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover

mechanization, mechanisation

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