as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor vehicular access to the building complex is controlled by a self-operating gate opener

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Recent Examples of self-operating In March 2024, Cognition Labs’ Devin, the self-operating software engineer, grabbed headlines as a proof-of-concept for what agentic AI could be. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Food and Nutrition Services runs a self-operating budget within the school district and does not receive money from the district’s general fund. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Researchers and filmmakers now deploy self-operating sail drones with high-resolution cameras and real-time streaming capabilities, enabling continuous monitoring of deep-sea ecosystems that supports both marine conservation and scientific discovery. Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025 Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you. Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024 Autonomous Material Transport Progress in autonomous material transport has refined manufacturing processes, as drones and self-operating vehicles now efficiently move goods. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 No brand is a self-operating vehicle, especially in a bumpy economy. Matthew Dunlap, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-operating
Adjective
  • Bring Back the Human Element The markets have become faster, more automated, and more unequal.
    Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Major media companies have already reorganized themselves to enable more automated ad buying and transacting, with data-heavy approaches, targeting, and guarantees.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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  • Earlier this month, men’s and women’s basketball added a coaches challenge and removed automatic replays for out-of-bounds calls in the final two minutes for the sake of game flow.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Luke Williams, the automatic runner, took off for third, before briefly turning back to second, unsure of where to go.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a recording of a telephone call heard by CNN, a person outside of Iran hoping to hear their friend’s voice on the other line, was instead met with a robotic voice.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • The robotic mission proceeded normally until April 1, when the spacecraft detected a drop in pressure inside the line that feeds xenon fuel to its four thrusters.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025

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“Self-operating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-operating. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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