automation

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English

Etymology

From automatic +‎ -ion or automaton +‎ -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
• (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
• (General American, cot–caught merger, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌoː.təˈmæɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

automation (countable and uncountable, plural automations)

1. The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

   Synonym: automatization

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → French: automation
• → Italian: automazione (calque)
• → Swedish: automation

Translations

References

• “automation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “automation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English automation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/, /ɔ.tɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/

Noun

automation f (plural automations)

1. automation

   Synonym: automatisation

Further reading

• “automation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English automation

Noun

automation c

1. automation

Declension

Synonyms

• automatisering
• robotisering