Automation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Automation : (noun)
1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: mechanization, mechanisation]
2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity"
3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"

Based on WordNet 2.0

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)

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)