SELF-REGULATING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

self-regulating

adjective

ˌself-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tiŋ

Definition of self-regulating

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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The Automated Future The automated future is the comeback with fewer people doing the same old factory work.

— Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
There’s also a semi-automated offside alert that shows in high-res down almost to the individual blade of grass where a player was out of position.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of automated

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In this study, the system focused on scene generation and automatic evaluation rather than continuous self-retraining after every mistake.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Nearly one in five participants raised their savings rate, largely through automatic increases.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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