AUTOMATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does automation mean? 

• AUTOMATION (noun)
  The noun AUTOMATION has 3 senses:

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled

3. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

  Familiarity information: AUTOMATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOMATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

automation; mechanisation; mechanization

Context example:

automation replaces human workers by machines

Hypernyms ("automation" is a kind of...):

high tech; high technology (highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "automation"):

computerization; cybernation (the control of processes by computer)

Derivation:

automate (make automatic or control or operate automatically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The condition of being automatically operated or controlled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

automation increases productivity

Hypernyms ("automation" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

automate (make automatic or control or operate automatically)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment

Hypernyms ("automation" is a kind of...):

equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

 Context examples 

Of or related to the hands; reference to a task or activity being done by hand (as opposed as being performed with the assistance of automation or other supportive means).

(Manual, NCI Thesaurus)

Integrated computer systems that are used in the laboratory for the management of samples, laboratory users, instruments, standards and other laboratory functions such as invoicing, plate management, and work flow automation.

(Laboratory Information Management System, NCI Thesaurus)