automat
/ˈɔːtəʊmæt/noun
- US historical a cafeteria in which food and drink were obtained from slot machines〈美, 史〉（由自动售货机出售饮料和食品的）自动餐馆。
词源
late 17th cent. (denoting an automaton)： from German， from French automate, from Latin automaton （see AUTOMATON）. The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.