🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

automatização

Pronunciation / Transliteration: automatização

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Automation/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A automatização das tarefas repetitivas aumenta a produtividade."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The use or introduction of automatic equipment in a manufacturing or other industrial system or facility.

    "The factory increased its output significantly through the automation of its assembly line."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century, the word is a back-formation from automatic, combining the Greek root automatos (acting of itself) with the English suffix -ation. It emerged alongside the rapid industrial growth and computer revolution to describe systems operating with minimal human intervention.

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