automation

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UK /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/

noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

bound, good, manual, over, smooth

The company invested in smooth automation to reduce errors in their manufacturing process.

VERB + AUTOMATION

filters, form

The email system can filter spam automatically, so we turned on automation filters to reduce clutter.

AUTOMATION + NOUN

crm, mediocrity, s

The company's push for automation mediocrity resulted in poorly designed systems that frustrated customers.

PREP.

with, with

The factory improved its efficiency with automation of the assembly line.

Definitions

noun

The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

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.

The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.

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Synonyms

noun — the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanc

mechanization
mechanisation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Automation is bound to have important social consequences.

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With automation taking over manual jobs, we can expand into other areas of work, especially those connected to technology.

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A robotic hand designed to help people handle dirty and dangerous jobs is just one example of automation that’s benefiting humankind.

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