Associations to the word «Automation»

Wiktionary

AUTOMATION, noun. The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

Dictionary definition

AUTOMATION, noun. The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines".
AUTOMATION, noun. The condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity".
AUTOMATION, noun. Equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats