automation

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See also: automâtion

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
    • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
      • (file)

Noun[edit]

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[1], →ISSN:
      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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Descendants[edit]

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

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from English automation.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/, /ɔ.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

automation f (plural automations)

  1. automation
    Synonym: automatisation

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English automation

Noun[edit]

automation c

  1. automation

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]