as in mechanization
the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices
feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed
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Recent Examples of automation
Additionally, Weiss will be the company’s liaison on finance, research and technology, leading the deployment of automation and AI, among other areas of innovation.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
While paralegals and legal assistants may see automation cut into their work, attorneys are safe.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the agency slowed flights into Denver International Airport after automation problems required manual handoffs between air traffic controllers.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The right amount of automation makes the jobs of end-users (and admins) easier and even allows for capabilities like autonomous remediation.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
While paralegals and legal assistants may see automation cut into their work, attorneys are safe.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the agency slowed flights into Denver International Airport after automation problems required manual handoffs between air traffic controllers.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The right amount of automation makes the jobs of end-users (and admins) easier and even allows for capabilities like autonomous remediation.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automation
mechanization
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The mechanization or the industrialization of the medical practices, the delivery of health care, diminishes that sense of feeling like you're valued.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Just as past technological revolutions redefined work – from the mechanization of farming to the rise of industrial factories – AI is reshaping the task structure of modern employment.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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