Automation
Origin
From automatic (coined by a Ford Executive Vice President Delmar S. Harder in the 40s)
Full definition of automation
Noun
automation
(uncountable)- The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
- 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012)The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour†than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.