automated
adjective
au·to·mat·ed
ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 
: operated automatically
an automated process
automated equipment/machinery
a fully/highly automated factory
Examples of automated in a Sentence
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Technology defines the financial services industry, from providing real-time data and automated strategies to allowing for superior trade execution.
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David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There are advertisements for automated tools for compliance, security, graphic design, customer service, IT, job-interview coaching, even custom insoles—and, above all, AI products that promise to speed the development of still more powerful AI products.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Instead of staff members filling prescriptions by hand at stores, pill bottles move through an automated and carefully choreographed assembly line.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
According to Social Security's 1-800 automated system, average wait time for approval of disability benefits is 200 to 230 days, which is on par with the Biden years.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There are advertisements for automated tools for compliance, security, graphic design, customer service, IT, job-interview coaching, even custom insoles—and, above all, AI products that promise to speed the development of still more powerful AI products.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Instead of staff members filling prescriptions by hand at stores, pill bottles move through an automated and carefully choreographed assembly line.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
According to Social Security's 1-800 automated system, average wait time for approval of disability benefits is 200 to 230 days, which is on par with the Biden years.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automated. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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