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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The technology employing electronics to animate motorized puppets.

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  • noun A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds.

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  • noun the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[anima(tion) + (elec)tronics.]

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Blend of animation and electronics, from the Disney trademark "Audio-Animatronics".

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