automation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: automation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for automation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
automation n the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" Synonym(s): automation, mechanization, mechanisation the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
automation Automatic, as opposed to human, operation or control of a process, equipment or a system; or the techniques and equipment used to achieve this. Most often applied to computer (or at least electronic) control of a manufacturing process. See also {design automation}, {office automation}, {manularity}, {Manufacturing Automation Protocol}, {PEARL}, {QBE}. (1994-10-21)