automate

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There are probably technical / logistical issues that would make this difficult for Apple to automate, and there are probably legal issues as Dave Sawyer just posted.

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  1. transitive verb To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.
  2. transitive verb To control or operate by automation.
  3. intransitive verb To make use of or be converted to automation: a food service that decided to automate for greater efficiency.

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  • Some people prefer Mac and Windows, but if they prefer those systems, it's NOT because they can automate *****, tinker with it and tweak the hell out of it. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Patching and remediation solutions automate or semi-automate the process of installing patches or correcting system mis-configurations across the enterprise immediately or on a scheduled basis. —  IT & Security Portal» IT-Observer
  • "Those processes are a challenge to automate, as every time we go in and out of paper, it's a labor-intensive document routing and data entry process." —  Infoworld News
  • Many Electric Cloud customers have demonstrated annual productivity gains and cost savings of more than $2 million each with the company's award-winning products: ElectricCommander®, ElectricAccelerator®, and ElectricInsight®, which automate, accelerate and analyse SPM. —  SourceWire Press Release Wire
  • Electric Cloud solutions automate, accelerate and analyse software build-test-deploy processes to optimise both physical and virtual IT environments. —  SourceWire Press Release Wire
 

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