automation
English
noun
Definitions
- The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
Etymology
Suffix from English automatic, automaton.
Origin
English
automaton
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Instamatic English
- automatic English
- automatically English
- automaticity English
- automaticness English
- automatist English
- automaton English
- automatonlike English
- biautomatic English
- biautomaton English
- non-automatic English
- nonautomatic English
- nonautomation English
- semi-automatic English
- semiautomation English
- semiautomaton English
- superautomatic English
- teleautomatic English
- teleautomaton English
- automatique French
- αὐτόματον Ancient Greek
- automação Portuguese
- automático Portuguese
- オートマチック Japanese
- automâtion Norman
- automatik Malay
- အော်တိုမေးရှင်း Burmese
- automatik Albanian
- 오토메이션 Korean
- اوتوماتيك Gulf Arabic