as in automatic
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Recent Examples of automated
After a theft on March 23, the Sheriff’s Office was able to identify the suspect as a 53-year-old man from Union City after tracking a vehicle to a scrap metal facility using an automated camera.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The limits will be largely enforced by the city’s school zone speed cameras, roughly 2,400 of which are authorized to issue automated tickets.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The new speed camera program is the result of a 2023 state law that authorized six cities to conduct five-year pilots of the automated camera systems.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Entity Detection, for example, is an automated way to detect an issue or problem and then route the ticket to an agent based on skill level, workload capacity, and other factors.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
The limits will be largely enforced by the city’s school zone speed cameras, roughly 2,400 of which are authorized to issue automated tickets.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The new speed camera program is the result of a 2023 state law that authorized six cities to conduct five-year pilots of the automated camera systems.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Entity Detection, for example, is an automated way to detect an issue or problem and then route the ticket to an agent based on skill level, workload capacity, and other factors.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
Adjective
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Frankly, both had done enough to merit promotion — but EFL begrudgingly grants just one automatic place to the National League, and another via a round of play-offs.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.—
Myles Miller,
Bloomberg,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In addition, engineers at the China Academy of Space Technology are enhancing the station’s robotic arms, giving them the precision and strength required for the increasingly complex assembly and maintenance tasks ahead.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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That olive-drab robotic dog was the second canine at AT&T’s exhibit, and by far the less furry of the two.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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