automation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware (noun.act)

hypernym	:	high tech, high technology,
definition	:	highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	computerization, cybernation,
definition	:	the control of processes by computer (noun.act)

2. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	equipment,
definition	:	an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service (noun.artifact)

3. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition, status,
definition	:	a state at a particular time (noun.state)

4. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware (noun.act)

derivation	:	mechanise, mechanize,
definition	:	make mechanical (verb.change)

derivation	:	automate, automatise, automatize, automate, automatise, automatize,
definition	:	make automatic or control or operate automatically (verb.change)

derivation	:	mechanise, mechanize,
definition	:	make mechanical (verb.change)

derivation	:	automate, automatise, automatize, automate, automatise, automatize,
definition	:	make automatic or control or operate automatically (verb.change)