noun · neutral
automation
UK/ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən/US/ˌɑːtəˈmeɪʃən/au·to·MA·tion
The process or technology of making systems or tasks operate automatically with little human intervention.
Examples
“Many factories adopted automation to increase productivity.”
“Automation can replace repetitive tasks but may create a need for new skills.”
“The automation of customer service has changed how companies interact with clients.”
Band 8 sentence
“Sự phát triển nhanh chóng của automation đã khiến nhiều công việc lặp đi lặp lại biến mất, buộc người lao động phải cập nhật kỹ năng để đảm nhận những vai trò phức tạp hơn.”
Collocations
- automation of tasks
- industrial automation
- automated system
Word family
Common mistakes
many automations→much automation / many automated processes
to automation this task→to automate this task
Say it for a higher band
5machines→6automatic→7+automation
Synonyms
mechanization
robotics
Easily confused
mechanization
“The mechanization of the farm replaced many hand tools with tractors, yet farmers still needed to guide and maintain the equipment.”
computerization
“The computerization of the office transformed paper filing into searchable databases, but human staff still interpret the results.”
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