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Automation is the name of the thing: using computers and machines instead of people to do a job.
Automation Automation is 是 the name of the thing 這個現象的名字 using computers and machines instead of people to do a job 用電腦和機器取代人來做一件工作
You can talk about factory automation, office automation, or “more automation in the bank.” The tidy story is “machines help us go faster.” Though actually, the word often carries a worry too — whose job goes away? — so news, unions, and workers use it with a heavier feeling than a school book does.
You can talk about factory automation, office automation, or 'more automation in the bank' 你可以說factory automation、office automation，或『more automation in the bank』 The tidy story is 'machines help us go faster' 好聽的說法是『machines help us go faster』 Though actually 不過其實 the word often carries a worry too 這個字常常也帶著一種擔心 whose job goes away 誰的工作會不見 so news, unions, and workers use it with a heavier feeling than a school book does 所以新聞、工會和勞工用這個字時，感覺會比課本沉重
A Ford boss, Delmar S. Harder, first used the word in the 1940s, from automatic (or automaton) plus -ion, when car plants were putting in more machines.
A Ford boss, Delmar S. Harder 福特公司的主管Delmar S. Harder first used the word in the 1940s 在1940年代最早用了這個字 from automatic (or automaton) plus -ion 從automatic（或automaton）加上-ion組成 when car plants were putting in more machines 那時汽車工廠正裝進更多機器
Younger people now also say AI automation for software that , files, or clicks for you; older factory talk still pictures robots on a line.
Younger people now also say AI automation 現在年輕人也會說AI automation for software that writes, files, or clicks for you 指幫你寫東西、歸檔或點擊的軟體 older factory talk still pictures robots on a line 老一輩講工廠時腦中想的還是產線上的機器人
is the adjective; this word is the noun. You have automation; a system is .
Automated is the adjective Automated是形容詞 this word is the noun 這個字（automation）是名詞 You have automation 你有automation a system is automated 一個系統是automated的
組成From automatic + -ion, or automaton + -ion. A Ford executive, Delmar S. Harder, coined it in the 1940s.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
automationnoun/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
- With all the discussion of automation, one point seems to have been largely overlooked. In a number of fields, automatic controls do not merely cut costs. They also make possible production processes that otherwise could not be attempted.
- The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。