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automation
noun
-
automation
the
use
of
machines
,
robots
,
or
software
to
do
tasks
with
little
or
no
human
help
•
The
car
factory
uses
advanced
automation
to
assemble
vehicles
faster
.
The
car
factory
uses
advanced
automation
to
assemble
vehicles
faster
.
•
Office
workers
saved
hours
by
introducing
software
automation
for
routine
reports
.
Office
workers
saved
hours
by
introducing
software
automation
for
routine
reports
.
Early
1900s
:
from
automatic
+
-tion
,
popularized
in
the
1940s
to
describe
industrial
processes
.
noun
a
machine
,
software
program
,
or
setup
that
automatically
performs
a
particular
task
•
The
marketing
team
built
an
automation
that
sends
welcome
emails
to
new
subscribers
.
The
marketing
team
built
an
automation
that
sends
welcome
emails
to
new
subscribers
.
•
Our
lights
are
controlled
by
a
simple
automation
triggered
at
sunset
.
Our
lights
are
controlled
by
a
simple
automation
triggered
at
sunset
.
Extension
of
the
general
sense
of
automation
to
individual
tools
or
programs
,
first
recorded
in
software
engineering
in
the
late
20th
century
.
