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Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

autonomation

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/aw-tuh-noh-mey-shuhn/Word FrequencyRare (1.08)Curriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)

The process of making machines or systems capable of performing tasks automatically and with a degree of independent decision-making.

In a Sentence

“The factory implemented autonomation to improve efficiency, allowing robots to manage production lines with minimal human oversight.”

Published Usage Examples

“It sees a future where manufacturing robotic workers is the hot new industry and "autonomation" ...”

Origin

Coined in the 20th century as a portmanteau of 'automation' and 'autonomy'.

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Synonyms

automationroboticsself-operationmechanizationauto-control

Antonyms

manual operationhuman controlmanual labor

Related Words

automationautonomyrobotAImachine learningself-drivingindependentsystem

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