名詞 automation:

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
   同義詞：mechanization, mechanisation
2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
3. equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation

1. Automation by means of computers.
   借助計算機而實現(xiàn)自動化。
2. He extends his nervous system and his thinking and decision-making faculties through automation.
   人類通過自動化擴展了人類神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的功能思維和決斷的才能。
3. Semiconductors are going to play an important part in automation and signalling.
   半導(dǎo)體在自動化和信號上面即將起著重要作用。

au.to.ma.tion

n.（名詞）
The automatic operation or control of equipment, a process, or a system.
自動化：指設(shè)備、程序或系統(tǒng)的自動運動或控制
The techniques and equipment used to achieve automatic operation or control.
自動學：用于實現(xiàn)自動運行或控制的技術(shù)或設(shè)備
The condition of being automatically controlled or operated.
自動狀態(tài)：被自動控制或運行的狀態(tài)

來源：
From automatic
源自 automatic

【引伸】
au.toma.tive
adj.（形容詞）