🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

自动化

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zì dòng huà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Automated/ˈɔːtə.mɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家工厂使用自动化系统。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Operated by largely automatic equipment, devices, or computer systems rather than human labor.

    "The factory recently installed an automated assembly line to increase production speed."
  2. 2

    Converted to be run by a computer system or machine instead of manual intervention.

    "We transitioned our billing department to an automated payment system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'automate', which emerged in the mid-19th century from the Greek 'automatos' meaning 'self-acting' or 'moving of itself'. The past participle form 'automated' gained widespread prominence with the advent of industrial machinery, computing, and digital control systems in the 20th century.

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