Meaning of Automation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية آلية أَتْمَتَة الأتمتة تَأْلِيَّة

Български автоматизация

Català automatització

Čeština automatizace

Deutsch Automatisierung Automatisierungstechnik

Ελληνικά αυτοματισμός αυτοματοποίηση

Español automatización

Suomi automaatio automatisointi automatisoituminen robotisointi

Français automation automatisation

Galego automatización

Magyar automatizálás

Bahasa Indonesia automasi otomatisasi

Italiano automatizzazione automazione

日本語オートメーションオートメ化自動化

ქართული ავტომატიზაცია

Қазақша автоматтандыру

ខ្មែរ ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិកម្ម

한국어 오토메이션 자동화

Македонски автоматизација

Bahasa Melayu automasi

မြန်မာဘာသာ အော်တိုမေးရှင်း

Nederlands automatisering

Polski automatyzacja automatyzacyjny

Português automação automatização

Română automatizare

Русский автоматизация

Slovenčina automatizácia

Svenska automation automatisering

ไทย ระบบอัตโนมัติ

Türkçe otomasyon

Українська автоматизація

Tiếng Việt tự động hoá

Examples

“With all the discussion of automation, one point seems to have been largely overlooked. In a number of fields, automatic controls do not merely cut costs. They also make possible production processes that otherwise could not be attempted.”

“The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.”

“When deployed by monopolies / cartels, automation institutionalizes mediocrity, and soon everyone forgets excellence and quality because they no longer have any experience of either one.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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