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Automated means that something is done by a machine or a computer, without any human intervention. In science, the word automated is often used to describe machines or computers that are used to do scientific experiments or to control industrial processes.
Automated machines and computers can do things much faster and more accurately than humans can. They can also do things that would be dangerous or difficult for humans to do.
Automated machines and computers are used in many different areas of science, including:
Imagine that you have a toy car that you can drive yourself. You have to use your hands to turn the steering wheel and to press the gas pedal. But what if you could have a machine that drives the car for you? You could just sit in the car and relax while the machine does all the work. In the same way, automated machines and computers do the work for us. We don't have to do anything, just sit back and relax while the machine does the work.
The factory was automated, with robots performing many of the tasks.
Noun: automation.
Adjective: automated.
Adverb: automatically.
Verb: automate (to make something automated).
Gerund: automating.
Participle: automated.
The word "automated" is derived from the Greek word automatos, which means "self-moving" or "self-acting." The Greek word automatos is derived from the root auto-, which means "self," and matos, which means "moving.".
What tasks completed in a factory might be automated?