automation
See also: automâtion
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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]
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
Noun
editautomation (countable and uncountable, plural automations)
- 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
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → French: automation
- → Italian: automazione (calque)
- → Swedish: automation
Translations
editconverting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system
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References
edit- “automation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “automation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English automation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editautomation f (plural automations)
- automation
- Synonym: automatisation
Further reading
edit- “automation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English automation
Noun
editautomation c
Declension
editDeclension of automation
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | automation | automations |
definite | automationen | automationens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Synonyms
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- English uncountable nouns
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- English terms with quotations
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- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
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- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
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