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
The product comes from the Taiwanese memory vendor Team Group, which is marketing the SSD to customers working in sensitive industries, including defense, factory automation and AI development.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Given the meteoric rise of AI applications, the control tower may be ripe for full automation in the near future.
—Adrienne Bernhard, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Critics say that the 2023 UPS fight didn’t do as much good as O’Brien claimed, preceding a bloody period of tens of thousands of job cuts as automation takes hold amid facility closures.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
These four strategies—synchronization, automation, security and speed—form the core of a successful AI data roadmap.
—Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Given the meteoric rise of AI applications, the control tower may be ripe for full automation in the near future.
—Adrienne Bernhard, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Critics say that the 2023 UPS fight didn’t do as much good as O’Brien claimed, preceding a bloody period of tens of thousands of job cuts as automation takes hold amid facility closures.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
These four strategies—synchronization, automation, security and speed—form the core of a successful AI data roadmap.
—Forbes.com, 1 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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