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单词 automation
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Definition of automation in English:

automation

noun ɔːtəˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌɔdəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The use or introduction of automatic equipment in a manufacturing or other process or facility.

    自动化

    unemployment due to the spread of automation
    the automation of office tasks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Quicker decisions will be made through greater automation of the application process.
    • Among recent projects listed on the website is a system for casino automation.
    • She investigated the possibilities of voice recognition software and electronic note automation.
    • Are you taking advantage of the powerful automation technology available on the Internet?
    • Only automation can help keep manufacturing in the UK, and that will not do much for bulk jobs when the upturn resumes.
    • We shouldn't make a fetish out of speed and automation, especially when we ignore fairness, accuracy, and security.
    • Once this had been achieved it became possible to introduce more and more automation in the performance of the functions of the assembly line.
    • As industry was modernized by automation and computerization, workers' skills became outdated or unwanted.
    • Makers of hand-held computers and office automation equipment are buying the chips, he said.
    • Design automation vendors are arguing that staff shortages are pushing customers to look at greater levels of automation.
    • The introduction of automation rapidly improved working conditions and productivity levels.
    • A high degree of automation is possible with some types of irrigation equipment.
    • In contrast, automation allows the outputs of one stage to be transformed into the inputs for the next, without loss.
    • Better solutions for both of these examples would be to leave the human process untouched and augment the system with automation.
    • The increased use of automation can also be expected to be a factor in this market segment.
    • This automation will greatly reduce the manual editing that might be still required.
    • We made a significant investment in automation and moved away from manual processes.
    • It is not just that automation makes these tasks cheaper or faster, but that it makes them possible at all.
    • We had to do it in such a way that we used automation and our Web site to keep costs down.
    • Well, now it looks like even seeing-eye dogs are being put out of work by automation.

Origin

1940s (originally US): irregular formation from automatic + -ation.

Definition of automation in US English:

automation

nounˌôdəˈmāSH(ə)nˌɔdəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
  • The use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process.

    自动化

    unemployment due to the spread of automation
    the automation of office tasks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Quicker decisions will be made through greater automation of the application process.
    • She investigated the possibilities of voice recognition software and electronic note automation.
    • As industry was modernized by automation and computerization, workers' skills became outdated or unwanted.
    • A high degree of automation is possible with some types of irrigation equipment.
    • This automation will greatly reduce the manual editing that might be still required.
    • The introduction of automation rapidly improved working conditions and productivity levels.
    • Among recent projects listed on the website is a system for casino automation.
    • Makers of hand-held computers and office automation equipment are buying the chips, he said.
    • Better solutions for both of these examples would be to leave the human process untouched and augment the system with automation.
    • Once this had been achieved it became possible to introduce more and more automation in the performance of the functions of the assembly line.
    • In contrast, automation allows the outputs of one stage to be transformed into the inputs for the next, without loss.
    • We shouldn't make a fetish out of speed and automation, especially when we ignore fairness, accuracy, and security.
    • Only automation can help keep manufacturing in the UK, and that will not do much for bulk jobs when the upturn resumes.
    • We made a significant investment in automation and moved away from manual processes.
    • Well, now it looks like even seeing-eye dogs are being put out of work by automation.
    • The increased use of automation can also be expected to be a factor in this market segment.
    • Are you taking advantage of the powerful automation technology available on the Internet?
    • Design automation vendors are arguing that staff shortages are pushing customers to look at greater levels of automation.
    • We had to do it in such a way that we used automation and our Web site to keep costs down.
    • It is not just that automation makes these tasks cheaper or faster, but that it makes them possible at all.

Origin

1940s (originally US): irregular formation from automatic + -ation.

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