as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
a self-regulating thermostat runs the home's heating and cooling system
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Finally, outside of automated scheduling, set up autoscaling groups for your VMs and containers to scale up or down based on demand.—
Rakshana Balakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Radford, 28, joined the Army in 2018 as an automated logistical specialist.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, poor posture and balance and loss of automatic movements.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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But that was when an unhinged shooter traveled across the country with an automatic rifle, stormed an East Side office tower and shot to death four people, including an NYPD officer working a security detail.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Self-regulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regulating. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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