as in mechanization
the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices
feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed
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Recent Examples of automation
Operationally, finding efficiencies — through automation, supplier negotiations and more innovative inventory management — will help offset rising costs from inflation and tariffs.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Needless to say, today, those types of jobs would be performed by automation and robotics.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Even if the world can find a way to safely navigate through the geopolitical turmoil of AGI’s arrival, the question of labor automation will rear its head.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In-room automation and occupancy sensors are some of the energy-saving methods implemented in each room.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Needless to say, today, those types of jobs would be performed by automation and robotics.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Even if the world can find a way to safely navigate through the geopolitical turmoil of AGI’s arrival, the question of labor automation will rear its head.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In-room automation and occupancy sensors are some of the energy-saving methods implemented in each room.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Automation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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