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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The flash crashes of the past decade, when automated trading sent prices haywire in minutes, were a warning about machines moving faster than anyone could step in.
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Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
No account minimum for active or automated investing, or to participate in IPOs.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Like the power looms, automated threshers, and robotic assembly lines before them, platform technologies are not neutral.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
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Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
No account minimum for active or automated investing, or to participate in IPOs.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Like the power looms, automated threshers, and robotic assembly lines before them, platform technologies are not neutral.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automated. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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