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Automaton
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
machine
or
robot
designed
to
follow
a
precise
sequence
of instructions.
●
In People:
A person who
acts
like a
machine
or
robot
, often
defined
as having a
monotonous
lifestyle
and
lacking
in emotion.
●
In People & Systems theory:
A
formal system
, such as a
finite-state machine
or
cellular
automaton.
●
In People:
A
toy
in the form of a
mechanical
figure.
●
In People & Systems theory:
The
self-acting
power of the
muscular
and
nervous systems
, by which
movement
is
effected
without
intelligent
determination.
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Origin
automaton
English
αὐτόματον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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