automation

noun

ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce automation (audio)
Definition of automationnext
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 company said that its advanced production lines operate at 95% automation, using thousands of checkpoints to guarantee strict quality control. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 That disruption could be particularly painful without greater investment in training workers in career paths less vulnerable to automation, such as in the skilled trades. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Leaders should know who can increase human review, narrow the use case, alter a threshold, challenge a vendor, reverse a system change, suspend automation, remediate harm or retire the system. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automation
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mechanization
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  • Every significant technological advancement, such as the digitization of information, industrial automation, and agricultural mechanization, has changed the nature of employment.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The suspense grows more effective past the one-hour mark, once Dama takes control of the narrative, with Irina, Rosa and Giulia variably helped and hindered by her steely mechanizations.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of mechanization

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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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