automation
名词 n.
英 /ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
美 /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[ˌɔ.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]|/ˌɑː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[ˌɑː.ɾəˈmeɪ.ʃən]|/ˌoː.təˈmæɪ.ʃən/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
— With all the discussion of automation, one point seems to have been largely overlooked. In a number of fields, automatic controls do not merely cut costs. They also make possible production processes that otherwise could not be attempted.
词形变化
词源
From automatic + -ion or automaton + -ion; coined by a Ford Executive Vice President, Delmar S. Harder, in the 1940s.
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