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
Many new manufacturing jobs will likely require fresh skills — such as coding and data analytics — as artificial intelligence and automation play a bigger role in factories, Carolyn Lee, executive director of the Manufacturing Institute, previously told CNN.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Those divisions are for automation, aerospace technology and advanced materials.
—Chase Jordan
august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
Manual adjustments by operators as well as the level of automation and control systems can also lead to variability in water usage data.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
That includes workflow automation, agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and new interfaces.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Those divisions are for automation, aerospace technology and advanced materials.
—Chase Jordan
august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
Manual adjustments by operators as well as the level of automation and control systems can also lead to variability in water usage data.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
That includes workflow automation, agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and new interfaces.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for automation
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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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