| 单词 | automation |
| 释义 | automation (once / 10034 pages) n Automation means making something automatic, or mechanized. If there's smoke in your house and your smoke detector is set up to "call" the fire department, that's an example of automation. Car companies were the first manufacturers to use assembly lines, where the steps of building a car were divided among workers––and when those jobs started to be done more often by machines then by people, an executive at Ford coined the term automation to describe what was happening. WORD FAMILYautomate: automated, automates, automating, automation USAGE EXAMPLESIn August, Facebook reduced the role of a team dedicated to curating the site’s Trending Topics, opting for automation over editorial judgment and handwritten headlines. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) As technology in the medical field continues to change and grow, Pegues said she doesn’t see robotic automation in procedures in the near future. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) We will use robots and automation to bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, primarily from Southeast Asia. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware automation replaces human workers by machines Syn|Hypo|Hyper mechanisation, mechanization computerization, cybernation the control of processes by computer high tech, high technology highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) 2n equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment Hyper equipment an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service 3n the condition of being automatically operated or controlled automation increases productivity Hyper condition, status a state at a particular time |
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