automation

== 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) 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 (2001–2026), “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) 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 automation ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== automatisering robotisering