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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system.
  2. n. The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control.
  3. n. The condition of being automatically controlled or operated.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. From automatic (coined by a Ford Motor Company leader in the 40s) (Wiktionary)
  2. From automatic. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. condition
  1. status
  1. equipment

same context (23)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. integration
  2. infrastructure
  3. virtualization
  4. telecommunications
  1. backup
  2. multimedia
  3. encryption
  4. connectivity
  1. logistic
  2. hardware
  3. messaging
  4. web-based
  1. compute
  2. proprietary
  3. desktop
  4. instrumentation
  1. microprocessor
  2. electronic
  3. semiconductor
  4. database
  1. wireless
  2. optimization
  3. firewall

rhymes (300)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Alsatian
  2. Americanization
  3. Appalachian
  4. Balkanization
  5. Christianization
  6. Confederation
  7. Corp.
  8. Croatian
  9. Dalmatian
  10. Desegregation
  11. Finlandization
  12. Haitian
  13. Horatian
  14. Incarnation
  15. Islamization
  16. Japanimation
  17. Nation
  18. Plantation
  19. Reformation
  20. Revelation
  21. Russification
  22. Tribulation
  23. Visitation
  24. abbreviation
  25. abdication
  26. aberration
  27. abomination
  28. abrogation
  29. acceleration
  30. acclamation
  31. acclimation
  32. accommodation
  33. accreditation
  34. accumulation
  35. accusation
  36. acidification
  37. activation
  38. adaptation
  39. adjudication
  40. administration
  41. admiration
  42. adoration
  43. adulation
  44. adulteration
  45. advocation
  46. affectation
  47. affiliation
  48. affirmation
  49. affrication
  50. agglomeration
  51. aggravation
  52. agitation
  53. alienation
  54. allegation
  55. alleviation
  56. allocation
  57. alphabetization
  58. alsatian
  59. alteration
  60. altercation
  1. amalgamation
  2. amelioration
  3. amortization
  4. amplification
  5. amputation
  6. animation
  7. annexation
  8. annihilation
  9. annotation
  10. anticipation
  11. antidiscrimination
  12. appellation
  13. application
  14. appreciation
  15. approbation
  16. appropriation
  17. approximation
  18. arbitration
  19. argumentation
  20. articulation
  21. aspiration
  22. assassination
  23. assimilation
  24. association
  25. augmentation
  26. authentication
  27. authorization
  28. aviation
  29. avocation
  30. backwardation
  31. balkanization
  32. bifurcation
  33. calculation
  34. calibration
  35. cancellation
  36. cannibalization
  37. canonization
  38. capitalization
  39. capitulation
  40. carnation
  41. castration
  42. categorization
  43. causation
  44. cauterization
  45. celebration
  46. centralization
  47. certification
  48. cessation
  49. cetacean
  50. characterization
  51. citation
  52. civilization
  53. clarification
  54. classification
  55. coagulation
  56. codification
  57. cogeneration
  58. cogitation
  59. cohabitation
  60. collaboration
  1. collectivization
  2. collocation
  3. colonization
  4. coloration
  5. colorization
  6. combination
  7. commemoration
  8. commendation
  9. commercialization
  10. communication
  11. communization
  12. commutation
  13. compensation
  14. compilation
  15. complication
  16. computation
  17. computerization
  18. concatenation
  19. concentration
  20. conciliation
  21. condemnation
  22. condensation
  23. confabulation
  24. confederation
  25. configuration
  26. confirmation
  27. confiscation
  28. conflagration
  29. conflation
  30. confrontation
  31. conglomeration
  32. congratulation
  33. congregation
  34. conjugation
  35. connotation
  36. consecration
  37. conservation
  38. consideration
  39. consolation
  40. consolidation
  41. constellation
  42. consternation
  43. constipation
  44. consultation
  45. consummation
  46. contamination
  47. contemplation
  48. continuation
  49. conversation
  50. convocation
  51. cooperation
  52. coordination
  53. coronation
  54. corp.
  55. corporation
  56. correlation
  57. corroboration
  58. creation
  59. cremation
  60. criminalization
  1. crustacean
  2. culmination
  3. cultivation
  4. dalmatian
  5. damnation
  6. decapitation
  7. deceleration
  8. decentralization
  9. decertification
  10. declaration
  11. decontamination
  12. decoration
  13. decriminalization
  14. dedication
  15. defamation
  16. deflation
  17. deforestation
  18. deformation
  19. degeneration
  20. degradation
  21. dehumanization
  22. dehydration
  23. deification
  24. deinstitutionalization
  25. delegation
  26. deliberation
  27. delineation
  28. demarcation
  29. demilitarization
  30. demobilization
  31. democratization
  32. demodulation
  33. demonization
  34. demonstration
  35. demoralization
  36. denationalization
  37. denomination
  38. denuclearization
  39. denunciation
  40. deportation
  41. depravation
  42. depreciation
  43. depredation
  44. deprivation
  45. deregulation
  46. derivation
  47. desalination
  48. desalinization
  49. desecration
  50. desegregation
  51. desiccation
  52. designation
  53. desolation
  54. desperation
  55. destabilization
  56. destination
  57. determination
  58. detonation
  59. detoxication
  60. detoxification
  1. devaluation
  2. devastation
  3. deviation
  4. dictation
  5. differentiation
  6. dilatation
  7. dilation
  8. discoloration
  9. discontinuation
  10. discrimination
  11. disembarkation
  12. disinclination
  13. disinflation
  14. disinformation
  15. disintegration
  16. dislocation
  17. disorganization
  18. disorientation
  19. dispensation
  20. disputation
  21. disqualification
  22. dissemination
  23. dissertation
  24. dissipation
  25. dissociation
  26. distillation
  27. diversification
  28. divination
  29. documentation
  30. domestication
  31. domination
  32. donation
  33. dramatization
  34. duplication
  35. duration
  36. echolocation
  37. edification
  38. education
  39. ejaculation
  40. elaboration
  41. elation
  42. electrification
  43. elevation
  44. elimination
  45. elongation
  46. emanation
  47. emancipation
  48. embarkation
  49. emigration
  50. emulation
  51. enumeration
  52. equalization
  53. equitation
  54. equivocation
  55. eradication
  56. escalation
  57. estimation
  58. evacuation
  59. evaluation
  60. evaporation

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. automate
  1. automatization
  1. robotize
  1. perestroika
  1. impact
  1. machine-controlled
  1. machine-driven
  1. automated

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