automation

名词 automation:

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
   同义词：mechanization, mechanisation
2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
3. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

1. Automation by means of computers.
   借助计算机而实现自动化。
2. He extends his nervous system and his thinking and decision-making faculties through automation.
   人类通过自动化扩展了人类神经系统的功能思维和决断的才能。
3. Semiconductors are going to play an important part in automation and signalling.
   半导体在自动化和信号上面即将起着重要作用。

au.to.ma.tion

n.（名词）
The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system.
自动化：指设备、程序或系统的自动运动或控制
The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control.
自动学：用于实现自动运行或控制的技术或设备
The condition of being automatically controlled or operated.
自动状态：被自动控制或运行的状态

来源：
From automatic
源自 automatic

【引伸】
au.toma.tive
adj.（形容词）